Imaging microchannel plate detectors for X-ray and XUV astronomy

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Fraser, G.W. [1 ]
Barstow, M.A. [1 ]
Pearson, J.F. [1 ]
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[1] Univ of Leicester, United Kingdom
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Astronomy--Instruments - X-Ray Apparatus--Cameras - X-Rays--Measurements;
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We describe, with reference to the ROSAT Wide Field Camera detector development program, a novel method of measuring the spatial resolution of microchannel plate (MCP) x-ray detectors - the method of wire shadows. The construction, as part of the AXAF High Resolution Camera Phase B study, of a laboratory detector incorporating 10×10 cm2 MCPs is outlined.
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