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Comparison of Streak Tube Performance.

DE2005313613

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Lerche, R. A.; Andrews, D. S.; Bell, P. M.; Griffiths, R. L.; Huey, A. W.; McDonald, J. W.; Vergel de Dios, G.
Page Count	22
Abstract	The performance of four streak tubes in six streak camera configurations is reported. Evaluations were made as part of a search for a streak tube to replace the obsolete RCA C73435 used in the ICF Program's optical streak cameras. Characteristics measured include linearity, spatial and temporal resolution, line-spread function, contrast transfer ratio (CTR), and dynamic range. Tubes evaluated are the RCA C73435, Photonis P510, Photek ST-Y, and Hamamatsu N8059. The RCA C73435 was evaluated in three camera configurations: large format CCD coupled directly to the streak tube, CCD directly coupled to an image intensifier tube (IIT), and the original configuration with a smaller CCD lens coupled to the IIT output. The Photonis and Photek tubes were characterized in configurations where they were directly coupled to large format CCDs. Optimum spatial resolution is achieved when the IIT is removed. Maximum dynamic range requires a configuration where a single photoelectron from the photocathode produces a signal that is (approx.) 5 times the CCD read noise. The Photonis P510 tube with the E2V CCD forms a well-optimized streak camera system.
Keywords	Streak cameras Performance evaluation Inertial confinement Physics Optics Configuration Image intensifiers Photocathodes Resolution Spatial resolution Streak tube
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200518

Comparison of Streak Tube Performance.

Comparison of Streak Tube Performance.
DE2005313613

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Lerche, R. A.; Andrews, D. S.; Bell, P. M.; Griffiths, R. L.; Huey, A. W.; McDonald, J. W.; Vergel de Dios, G.
Page Count	22
Abstract	The performance of four streak tubes in six streak camera configurations is reported. Evaluations were made as part of a search for a streak tube to replace the obsolete RCA C73435 used in the ICF Program's optical streak cameras. Characteristics measured include linearity, spatial and temporal resolution, line-spread function, contrast transfer ratio (CTR), and dynamic range. Tubes evaluated are the RCA C73435, Photonis P510, Photek ST-Y, and Hamamatsu N8059. The RCA C73435 was evaluated in three camera configurations: large format CCD coupled directly to the streak tube, CCD directly coupled to an image intensifier tube (IIT), and the original configuration with a smaller CCD lens coupled to the IIT output. The Photonis and Photek tubes were characterized in configurations where they were directly coupled to large format CCDs. Optimum spatial resolution is achieved when the IIT is removed. Maximum dynamic range requires a configuration where a single photoelectron from the photocathode produces a signal that is (approx.) 5 times the CCD read noise. The Photonis P510 tube with the E2V CCD forms a well-optimized streak camera system.
Keywords	Streak cameras Performance evaluation Inertial confinement Physics Optics Configuration Image intensifiers Photocathodes Resolution Spatial resolution Streak tube
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200518