Papers and references that are of interest to the picosecond group

Electronics:

Waveform Sampling:

  1. J.F. Genat, G. Varner, F. Tang, and H. Frisch; Signal Processing for Pico-second Resolution Time Measurements; Nov. 2008

  2. Stefan Ritt; Design and Performance of the 6 GS/s Waveform Digitizing Chip DRS4; Talk at IEEE/NSS Dresden, Oct. 2008

  3. L. Ruckman, G. Varner, and A. Wong; The first version Buffered Large Analog Bandwidth (BLAB1) ASIC for high luminosity collider and extensive radio neutrino detectors, May 2008


MCP Development:

Glass-based (conventional) MCP Construction, Performance, Readout, Data:

  1. J. Milnes and J. Howorth, Picosecond Time Response Characteristics of Micro-channel Plate PMT Detectors

  2. J. Milnes and J. Howorth, Advances in Time Response Characteristics of Micro-channel Plate PMT Detectors

  3. J.S. Lapington, J. Howorth, and J. Milnes, A Reconfigurage Image Tube using an External Electronic Image Readout

  4. Joseph Ladislas Wiza, Microchannel Plate Detectors

  5. O.H.W. Siegmund, J.V. Vallerga, et al., Long-Term Performance Characteristics of the Detectors for the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer

  6. O.H.W. Siegmund, Preconditioning of Microchannel Plate Stacks : Attached Picture

  7. P. Bourgeois, J. Va'vra, Corrosion of Glass Windows in DIRC PMTs

  8. The Hamamatsu Catalog `MCP & MCP Assembly'

  9. Stefano Perazzini, Fabio Ferrari, Vincenzo Maria Vagnoni, et al., Development of an MCP-Based Timing Layer for the LHCb ECAL Upgrade-2

Advanced MCP;s:AAO,ALD, new schemes, etc.

  1. J.W. Elam, et al.; Spatially Controlled Atomic Layer Deposition in Porous Materials (2007)

  2. J.W. Elam, et al.; Atomic Layer Deposition for the Conformal Coating of Nanoporous Materials (2007)

  3. Arradiance (``A pioneer in advanced arrayed photon/electron amplification technology")

  4. C. P. Beetz, Jr., R.W. Boerstler, J. Steinbeck, and D. R. Winn; US Patent 6045677 - Microporous microchannel plates and method of manufacturing same

  5. G. Drobychev, A. Barysevich, K. Delendik, P. Nédélec, D. Sillou, O. Voitik; Advances in Anodic Alumina MCP development (2009)

  6. K.Delendik, I.Emeliantchik*, A.Litomin, V.Rumyantsev, O.Voitik; Aluminum Oxide Microchannel Plates

  7. C.P. Beetz Jr., R. Boerstler, J. Steinbeck, and D.R. Will; Microporous Microchannel Plates and Method of Manufacturing Same (US Patent) (PDF))

  8. G. Drobychev, A. Barysevich, K. Delendik, A. Karneyeu, P. Nédélec, D. Sillou, O. Voitik; Development of Micro-channel Plates on a Basis of Aluminium Oxide(2005))

  9. G. Drobychev, A. Barysevich, K. Delendik, A. Karneyeu, P. Nédélec, D. Sillou, O. Voitik; Development of Micro-channel Plates on a Basis of Aluminium Oxide(2006))

  10. O. Polyakov (Synkera Technologies) Ceramic Microchannel Plates with Angular-Biased Channels - Phase 1 SBIR Award

  11. D. Routkevitch (Nanomaterials Research LLC); Micromachined Vacuum Microelectronic Devices Using Nanoscale Self-Assembly- Phase II SBIR Award (2000-2002)

  12. K. Delendik, I. Emeliantchik, A. Litomin, V. Rumyantsev, O. Voitik; Aluminum Oxide Microchannel Plates (2003)

  13. O. Voitik, K. Delendik; Nanomatrixes on the Base of Anodic Alumina (2002)

  14. G. Drobychev, A. Barysevich, K. Delendik, P. Nédélec, D. Sillou, O. Voitik; Advances in anodic alumina MCP development (2009)



Anodes/Readout

  1. J.S. Lapington, J. Howorth, and J. Milnes, A Reconfigurage Image Tube using an External Electronic Image Readout

  2. Coaxial line to strip line Connector



MCP Simulation

  1. V. Ivanov, Computational Methods and Device Optimization in Electron Optics (2 vol.), 2005

  2. V. Ivanov, Numerical Model

  3. V. Ivanov, Computational models, algorithms, and Computer Codes in Accelerator Physics; Beams Division Seminar, Feb. 2006

  4. A.B. Berkin, V.V. Vasilyev, New approach to modeling of the current amplification in the channel of MCP; Beams Division Seminar, Jan. 2007 (Russian)

  5. A.B. Berkin, V.V. Vasilyev, Numerical simulation of the amplification regime for pulsed current in the channel of MCP, June 2007 (Russian)

  6. A.B. Berkin, V.V. Vasilyev, Numerical model of the amplification regime for the direct current in the channel of MCP, June 2007 (Russian)

  7. A.J. Guest, A computer model of channel multiplier plate performance, 1971

  8. M. Wu et al, Monte Carlo simulations of microchannel plate detectors I: steady-state voltage bias results



General Reference/Interest (Links):

  1. Igor Veryovkin's References

  2. Photek Technical Papers

  3. Photomultiplier Handbook (PDF)

  4. Photomultiplier Tubes - Basics and Applications - Hamamatsu (PDF)

  5. Photocathode Summary with quantum efficiency for various photocathodes