ELECTRONICS FOR MICROCHANNEL PLATE DETECTORS OF A THOMSON SCATTERING SYSTEM

被引:3
作者
BASSAN, M [1 ]
PASQUALOTTO, R [1 ]
SARDELLA, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PADUA,DIPARTIMENTO INGN ELETT,I-35131 PADUA,ITALY
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D O I
10.1063/1.1143505
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We describe electronics developed for the operation of multianode microchannel plate (MCP) photomultipliers in a multipoint Thomson scattering system. A pulsed, digitally programmable high voltage power supply with current feedback and a built-in protection circuit has been designed to bias the detector in safe conditions, taking into account the nonlinear behavior of the MCP resistance. The 180-V photocathode voltage is switched by a fast, current driven, optically coupled metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor. Gating pulses with 10-ns rise time and 50-500-ns programmable duration are generated with negligible noise at the output anodes.
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页码:4944 / 4946
页数:3
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