ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

IMAT commissioning: Detailed characterization of vacuum sealed neutron sensitive microchannel plate imagers

Abstract: Neutron sensitive Microchannel Plates (MCP) have been fabricated and tested in a number of imaging configurations over the past decade, however to date the majority of these systems rely on mounting the MCPs in a vacuum chamber that must be actively pumped. These systems are bulky, difficult to maintain, and the MCPs are difficult to properly process for long lifetime and minimum image burn-in. We have recently built several sealed vacuum tubes incorporating neutron MCPs using MCP processing techniques originally developed for long-life image intensifiers. In this project we will fully characterize two neutron cameras for imaging performance and burn-in. Successful demonstration of these cameras will enable widespread adoption of this technology for neutron radiography, providing the community with improved sensitivity and ease of use.

Public release date: 10 October 2021

Principal Investigator: Dr Paul Hink
Experimenter: Mr David Slater
Experimenter: Dr Daniel Pooley
Experimenter: Dr Panos Kapetanopoulos
Experimenter: Dr Winfried Kockelmann
Experimenter: Mr Chris Slatter

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.98069318

Parent DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1900047

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1900047

Part Number: 1

Date of Experiment: 08 October 2018

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
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