A simple approach for characterizing the spatially varying sensitivity of microchannel plate detectors
Abstract
We present a simple approach to characterize the spatial variation of the gain in microchannel plate (MCP) coupled to phosphor detectors using single electron or photon hits. The technique is easy to implement and general enough to be extended to other kinds of detectors. We demonstrate the efficacy of the approach on both laboratory and Monte Carlo generated datasets. Furthermore, we use the approach to measure the variation in gain over time as the MCP is exposed to an increasing number of electrons.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1063/5.0092346
Entities
People
- Andrei Nomerotski
- Brian Kaufman
- Carlos Trallero
- Chuan Cheng
- Denis Aglagul
- Thomas Weinacht
- Tobias Saule
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- National Science Foundation
- Stony Brook University
- United States Department of Energy
- University of Connecticut