MicroChannel Plates(MCP) consist of many channels of several micrometers in size, with each channel operating as an independent electron multiplier. When a particle (electron, ion, X-ray photon, gamma ray) hits the front wall of the plate, an electron is emitted. Due to an external voltage gradient, secondary electron emission occurs when an electron strikes the channel wall. This results in many thousands to millions of secondary electrons being released in the wafer and striking the back wall of the wafer. In addition to MCP amplifiers alone, Hamamatsu also offers MCP assemblies with various types of readout devices. Typical examples of applications for MCP detectors include mass spectroscopy, surface analysis and electron microscopy.
Key Features
- Detection of electrons, ions, UV, X-rays and gamma rays
- High gain (noticeable amplification of the detected signal)
- wide choice (separate MCPs + different MCP assemblies)
- compactness
- light weight
