Detector and electronics R&D for picosecond resolution, single photon detection and imaging

The University of Leicester and Photek are pursuing a number of complementary detector development projects for multi-channel detection and imaging of single photon events with time resolution of the order of 25 ps. We describe the HiContent detector, an 8×8 multi-anode MCP detector with optical pho...

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Published inNuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Vol. 639; no. 1; pp. 151 - 154
Main Authors Conneely, T.M., Lapington, J.S., Milnes, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 21.05.2011
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Accelerators
Calibration
Detector
Detectors
Electronics
Imaging
Microchannel plate
Multi-channel
Photocathodes
Photodetector
Photons
Single photon
Timing
Multi-channel
Detector
Timing
Microchannel plate
Photodetector
Single photon
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Summary:The University of Leicester and Photek are pursuing a number of complementary detector development projects for multi-channel detection and imaging of single photon events with time resolution of the order of 25 ps. We describe the HiContent detector, an 8×8 multi-anode MCP detector with optical photocathode, which uses ASIC-based, multi-channel preamplifier/discriminator and time-to-digital convertor electronics, providing 64 channel parallel event detection. We present results from the initial detector calibration which indicate an RMS timing jitter of ≊ 75 ps with a sub-optimal experimental setup.
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ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2010.10.101