Electro-optical detector for use in a wide mass range mass spect

Details Electro-optical detector for use in a wide mass range mass spect Electro-optical detector for use in a wide mass range mass spect

1974-09-09

1976-05-04

Church, Craig E.

Radiant energy

Ionic separation or analysis

250213VT, 250299, H01J 3934

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039550842

ABSTRACT:
An electro-optical detector is disclosed for use in a wide mass range mass spectrometer (MS), in the latter the focal plane is at or very near the exit end of the magnetic analyzer, so that a strong magnetic field of the order of 1000G or more is present at the focal plane location. The novel detector includes a microchannel electron multiplier array (MCA) which is positioned at the focal plane to convert ion beams which are focused by the MS at the focal plane into corresponding electron beams which are then accelerated to form visual images on a conductive phosphored surface. These visual images are then converted into images on the target of a vidicon camera or the like for electronic processing. Due to the strong magnetic field at the focal plane, in one embodiment of the invention, the MCA with front and back parallel ends is placed so that its front end forms an angle of not less than several degrees, preferably on the order of 10.degree.-20.degree., with respect to the focal plane, with the center line of the front end preferably located in the focal plane. In another embodiment the MCA is wedge-shaped, with its back end at an angle of about 10.degree.-20.degree. with respect to the front end. In this embodiment the MCA is placed so that its front end is located at the focal plane.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3777159 (1973-12-01), Hammond
patent: 3809889 (1974-05-01), McBroom

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