The Ranicon-A Resistive Anode Image Converter For The Soft X-Ray And Vacuum Ultraviolet

M. Lampton; F. Paresce; S. Bowyer

doi:10.1117/12.953932

1 September 1974 The Ranicon-A Resistive Anode Image Converter For The Soft X-Ray And Vacuum Ultraviolet

M. Lampton, F. Paresce, S. Bowyer

Proceedings Volume 0044, Instrumentation in Astronomy II; (1974) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953932
Event: Instrumentation in Astronomy, 1974, Tucson, United States

Abstract

A versatile photon imaging system for use in the 1 - 1800 A wavelength range is described. The Ranicon employs a microchannel electron multiplier plate to convert the incident photons into a charge signal. This charge pulse is proximity focussed onto a large area resistive anode plate equipped with pickup electrodes on its edges. Each i event is located electronically by the ratios of the charges collected at the edges or by the differneces of the signals' rise times. One and two dimensional pictures are built up by storing events digitally (e.g. a core memory) or in analog form (e.g. a storage oscilloscope). A compact laboratory model has been constructed and tested. Operating characteristics and applications of the Ranicon are discussed.

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M. Lampton, F. Paresce, and S. Bowyer "The Ranicon-A Resistive Anode Image Converter For The Soft X-Ray And Vacuum Ultraviolet", Proc. SPIE 0044, Instrumentation in Astronomy II, (1 September 1974); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953932

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