Photon counting optical detectors with high spatial and temporal resolution

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3355, Issue , 1998, Pages 565-573

  Lapington, J S ^a   Howorth, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Photek Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; APPLICATIONS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; IMAGE SENSORS; IMAGE STORAGE TUBES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INSTRUMENTS; LUMINESCENCE; MICROCHANNELS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTONS;

10 MICRONS; ASTRONOMICAL APPLICATIONS; COUNT RATES; DETECTOR SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC CHARGES; ELECTRONIC IMAGE READOUTS; ELECTRONIC IMAGES; ELECTRONIC READOUTS; GROUND-BASED; IMAGE INTENSIFICATIONS; IMAGE READOUTS; IMAGING PERFORMANCE; INTENSIFIED CCDS; MICRO-CHANNEL PLATES; OPTICAL DETECTORS; OPTICAL IMAGES; PATTERN DESIGNS; PHOTON COUNTING APPLICATIONS; PHOTON-COUNTING; PIXEL FORMATS; POINT SOURCES; POSITION RESOLUTIONS; RESISTIVE ANODES; SPACE-BASED; SUB MICROSECONDS; TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; TIME TAGGING;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 62849103805     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.316757     Document Type: Conference Paper

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