NASA NTRS · 19810018924
Development and testing of 2-dimensional photon counter
Abstract
The development of a commercially available two dimensional photon counter into an operational system for speckle imaging of astronomical objects is described. The system includes digital recording for field observations. The counter has a bialkali photocathode with a field size of 18 by 18 mm over which it resolves about 100 by 100 pixels. The system records photon positions as 16 bit words at rates up to 14,400 per second. Field tests at observatories verifying the operation of the system are described.
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1981-02-12. Development and testing of 2-dimensional photon counter. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19810018924
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