In-flight performance of a 200mm x 200mm microchannel plate detector

James C. Green; Nicholas J. Nell; Nicholas Erickson; Brian T. Fleming; Kevin C. France; Adrian Martin; Oswald Siegmund; John V. Vallerga

doi:10.1117/12.2527697

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9 September 2019 In-flight performance of a 200mm x 200mm microchannel plate detector

James C. Green, Nicholas J. Nell, Nicholas Erickson, Brian T. Fleming, Kevin C. France, Adrian Martin, Oswald Siegmund, John V. Vallerga

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Proceedings Volume 11118, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXI; 111180O (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2527697
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2019, San Diego, California, United States

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We present the performance of a 200mm × 200mm microchannel plate detector during two suborbital flights in 2017 and 2018. The detector utilized ALD boro-silicate plates and a cross delay line readout. Background counts inflight were between 1.43 count/cm²/s. The quantum efficiency after two years and two flights was consistent with preflight measurements.

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James C. Green, Nicholas J. Nell, Nicholas Erickson, Brian T. Fleming, Kevin C. France, Adrian Martin, Oswald Siegmund, and John V. Vallerga "In-flight performance of a 200mm x 200mm microchannel plate detector", Proc. SPIE 11118, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXI, 111180O (9 September 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2527697

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