ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
We have used a large format (4000×4000) high resolution (9 μm pixels) charge coupled device (CCD) to record images from the rear of a gated micro-channel plate (MCP) intensifier, and compared the results with conventional film recording. Measurements of linearity, dynamic range, dark noise, and distortion all show that the CCD is a superior replacement for film. Furthermore, its excellent registration allows for easy flat fielding, using data from a uniformly exposed MCP. As we increase the signal level to where the signal to noise is not dominated by photon counting statistics, we find that this flat fielding procedure produces a significant improvement in signal to noise. The small spatial scale of this noise has led to its identification as high spatial frequency variations in the MCP phosphor. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1323253
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