• DocumentCode
    836063
  • Title

    The High Speed Photicon

  • Author

    Kellogg, Edwin M. ; Murray, Stephen S. ; Bardas, Doron

  • Author_Institution
    Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1979
  • Firstpage
    403
  • Lastpage
    410
  • Abstract
    We review recent progress in the development of the photicon, a photon counting two dimensional array imaging detector for visible light. Data are presented on its resolution and other imaging characteristics, quantum efficiency, counting rate linearity and dark count behavior. Some key properties of the high speed photicon are: quantum efficiency 10% at 4000 A; background counting rate-50 per second; maximum counting rate-6 x 104 per second; resolution-30¿m; field of view-25 mm diameter; format-2048 x 2048 pixels.
  • Keywords
    Brightness; Cathodes; Detectors; Electron beams; High-resolution imaging; Image storage; Optical arrays; Optical imaging; Sensor arrays; Telescopes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1979.4329666
  • Filename
    4329666
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=836063