Microchannel plate detector technology potential for LUVOIR and HabEx

O. H.W. Siegmund; C. Ertley; J. V. Vallerga; E. R. Schindhelm; A. Harwit; B. T. Fleming; K. C. France; J. C. Green; S. R. McCandliss; W. M. Harris

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Microchannel plate detector technology potential for LUVOIR and HabEx

O. H.W. Siegmund, C. Ertley, J. V. Vallerga, E. R. Schindhelm, A. Harwit, B. T. Fleming, K. C. France, J. C. Green, S. R. McCandliss, W. M. Harris

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Abstract

Microchannel plate (MCP) detectors have been the detector of choice for ultraviolet (UV) instruments onboard many NASA missions. These detectors have many advantages, including high spatial resolution (<20 μm), photon counting, radiation hardness, large formats (up to 20 cm), and ability for curved focal plane matching. Novel borosilicate glass MCPs with atomic layer deposition combine extremely low backgrounds, high strength, and tunable secondary electron yield. GaN and combinations of bialkali/alkali halide photocathodes show promise for broadband, higher quantum efficiency. Cross-strip anodes combined with compact ASIC readout electronics enable high spatial resolution over large formats with high dynamic range. The technology readiness levels of these technologies are each being advanced through research grants for laboratory testing and rocket flights. Combining these capabilities would be ideal for UV instruments onboard the Large UV/Optical/IR Surveyor (LUVOIR) and the Habitable Exoplanet Imaging Mission (HABEX) concepts currently under study for NASA's Astrophysics Decadal Survey.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XX
Editors	Oswald H. Siegmund
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510612518
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274281
State	Published - 2017
Event	UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XX 2017 - San Diego, United States Duration: Aug 6 2017 → Aug 8 2017

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10397
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XX 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	8/6/17 → 8/8/17

Keywords

Imaging
Microchannel Plate
Photon Counting.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Siegmund, O. H. W., Ertley, C., Vallerga, J. V., Schindhelm, E. R., Harwit, A., Fleming, B. T., France, K. C., Green, J. C., McCandliss, S. R., & Harris, W. M. (2017). Microchannel plate detector technology potential for LUVOIR and HabEx. In O. H. Siegmund (Ed.), UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XX Article 1039711 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10397). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274281

Microchannel plate detector technology potential for LUVOIR and HabEx. / Siegmund, O. H.W.; Ertley, C.; Vallerga, J. V. et al.
UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XX. ed. / Oswald H. Siegmund. SPIE, 2017. 1039711 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10397).

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Siegmund, OHW, Ertley, C, Vallerga, JV, Schindhelm, ER, Harwit, A, Fleming, BT, France, KC, Green, JC, McCandliss, SR & Harris, WM 2017, Microchannel plate detector technology potential for LUVOIR and HabEx. in OH Siegmund (ed.), UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XX., 1039711, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10397, SPIE, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XX 2017, San Diego, United States, 8/6/17. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2274281

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