Microchannel Plate

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf detector
gptkbp:alternativeTo photomultiplier tube
gptkbp:can_be_stacked_as Chevron configuration
Z-stack configuration
gptkbp:component image intensifier
photon counting detector
gptkbp:hasProperty high spatial resolution
high time resolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Microchannel Plate
gptkbp:inventedBy 1960s
gptkbp:material lead glass
gptkbp:operates secondary electron emission
gptkbp:output electron cloud
gptkbp:provides signal amplification
gptkbp:requires high voltage supply
gptkbp:structure array of tiny glass channels
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:astronomy
mass spectrometry
particle physics
space telescopes
X-ray imaging
night vision devices
ultraviolet imaging
gptkbp:usedFor detection of electrons
detection of ions
detection of photons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Electron_Multiplier
gptkb:Time-of-Flight_Mass_Spectrometry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7