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Micro Channel Plate Detector
A micro-channel plate (MCP) detector is a type of electron multiplier used for detection of charged particles (electrons or ions) and impinging radiation (ultraviolet radiation and X-rays). By placing a suitable photocathode in front of the MCP, which produces electrons for incident photons, it is possible to detect light in the near-ultraviolet, visible and infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Microchannel Plates
A microchannel plate is a plate of lead-oxide glass (typically 0.5-1 mm thick), with millions of small pores (typically 10-20 μm in diameter). Each pore forms a single electron multiplier channel, during the manufacturing process the wall of each pore is coated with semi-conducting material (by hydrogen reduction of the lead-oxide glass). This gives the pore wall a secondary emission coefficient greater than one, hence when an electron of sufficient energy hits the pore wall there is a certain probability that more than one secondary electron will be produced.


 * finish gain mechanism
 * spatial resolution explanation (compared to single channel)

Image Intensifier

 * Image intensifier
 * Nightvision
 * Charge-coupled_device