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Microchannel Plates MCP

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Microchannel Plate Detectors












Tectra has over ten years experience in the supply of Microchannel Plates (MCP) and MCP detectors / phosphor particle detectors. Benefiting from this experience tectra is now selling world wide its full range of MCPs and MCP based detectors.

For customers who have already designed their own MCP detector mount and need replacement microchannel plates, then tectra offers a complete range of very competitively priced nude standard MCPs and extended dynamic range MCPs (for high input currents MCPs). Our microchannel plates are available in all the well used standard circular OD formats e.g 12, 18, 25, 33, 50 and 87mm (MCP specifications). In addition we are also able to offer a customization service to bring you the MCP size that you need.

However our forte lies in the wide variety of mounted MCP configurations that we offer. Whether you require a single, double (Chevron) or Z stack resistance matched MCP coupled to a standard anode giving ~ 40ns time response or whether you need a fast anode for ion or electron time-of-flight detector with sub ns timing, then tectra has the off the shelf solution for you. Alternatively you may need to image or profile your ion/electron beam / soft x-ray / photon or other molecular or sub atomic particle. For these applications we offer MCPs together with high quality phosphor screens offering industry leading spatial resolution. When it comes to phosphors we offer the standard P20, P43 and P47 and have developed additional phosphors for fast timing requirements.

All the above combinations are available stand alone or flange mounted MCP detectors with the appropriate high voltage feedthroughs. Flange mounted versions can be supplied with or without viewport. 

Joint our customers at major US and European research centers who have already experienced the quality and outstanding sales and application support that we offer.




nude MCP Microchannel plates


MCP schematic





MCP magnification

 
 
MCP specifications (standard)


The specifications of differences for imaging and detection grade Microchannel plates (MCP)

Detection gradeImaging grade
No of Hot Spots0*0*
Dark current<0.3x10-12 A/cm²<0.3x10-12 A/cm²
Gain uniformity<15%<5%

* providing normal operating voltage is not exceeded.



MCP Micro-Channelplate Detector




Besides nude Microchannel Plates (MCP) we offer complete mounted MCPs as fast sub ns detectors for electron and ion time-of flight as well as MCP phosphor based imaging detectors for profiling of ion / electron beam / soft x-ray / photon or other molecular or sub atomic particles.		MCP detectors

For high input currents our configurations are available with extended dynamic range MCPs. In addition the configurations are available with single, double and z stack MCP detectors. All the above combinations can be purchased stand alone or flange mounted with the appropriate high voltage feedthroughs.  

So whether you need a phosphor image intensifier based MCP detector or a standard anode MCP detector then tectra has the off the shelf solution for you.

MCP detectors are offered with:

  • MCP outer diameters 9, 12, 16, 18, 33, 50 and 90mm
  • as single MCP, Chevron and Z-Stack
  • large, regular and short mount
  • anode or Phosphor Screens**
  • ring or grid
  • flange mounted with or without viewport
  • fibre optic read out to fit directly to a CCD camera
  • flexible pin orientation *

** Phosphor screens can be:

Standard Phosphors:
  • P43 (green CCD read out)
  • P47 (blue PMT read out)

Fast Phosphors:
  • PB1 (blue PMT read out)
  • PG2 (green CCD read out)



* the contact pins (MCP-in, MCP-out and Anode) are designed such that they can flexibly be set to angles which suit the experimental setup.  See sketch. Desired angles have to given with order, default is 3x120°.


MCP detector order code


flexible definition of pin orientation

MCP detector with 25mm OD, Chevron assembly, regular mount, standard anode
MCP detector with 33mm OD, Chevron assembly, regular mount, standard anode
MCP detector with 50mm OD, Chevron assembly, regular mount, standard anode
MCP detector, 50mm Chevron assembly, flange mounted

In the interests of continuous product development, specifications of the Microchannel Plates MCP or MCP Detectors are subject to change without notice.
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  contact: Dipl-Ing. Andreas Gati
tectra GmbH, D-60323 Frankfurt, Reuterweg 65, Germany
phone: Germany +49 (0) 69 - 72 00 40,
fax: Germany +49- (0) 69 - 72 04 00
email: gati@tectra.de
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  last update: 12.6.2010
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