Structured photocathodes for improved high-energy x-ray efficiency in streak cameras

We have designed and fabricated a structured streak camera photocathode to provide enhanced efficiency for high energy X-rays (1–12 keV). This gold coated photocathode was tested in a streak camera and compared side by side against a conventional flat thin film photocathode. Results show that the me...

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Veröffentlicht in:Review of scientific instruments 2016-11, Vol.87 (11), p.11E331-11E331
Hauptverfasser: Opachich, Y. P., Bell, P. M., Bradley, D. K., Chen, N., Feng, J., Gopal, A., Hatch, B., Hilsabeck, T. J., Huffman, E., Koch, J. A., Landen, O. L., MacPhee, A. G., Nagel, S. R., Udin, S.
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Zusammenfassung:We have designed and fabricated a structured streak camera photocathode to provide enhanced efficiency for high energy X-rays (1–12 keV). This gold coated photocathode was tested in a streak camera and compared side by side against a conventional flat thin film photocathode. Results show that the measured electron yield enhancement at energies ranging from 1 to 10 keV scales well with predictions, and that the total enhancement can be more than 3×. The spatial resolution of the streak camera does not show degradation in the structured region. We predict that the temporal resolution of the detector will also not be affected as it is currently dominated by the slit width. This demonstration with Au motivates exploration of comparable enhancements with CsI and may revolutionize X-ray streak camera photocathode design.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.4961302