Development of a small form factor (6 cm × 6 cm) picosecond photodetector as a path towards the commercialization of large area devices

Junqi Xie, Karen Byrum, Marcel Demarteau, Jeffrey W. Elam, Joseph Gregar, Anil U. Mane, Mathew Virgo, Robert Wagner, Dean Walters, Jingbo Wang, Lei Xia, Allen Zhao, Dan Bennis, Christopher Craven, Michael Minot, Aileen O'Mahony

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Abstract

The Large Area Picosecond Photo-Detector Collaboration (LAPPD) is currently developing a large-area, modular photo-detector system composed of thin, planar, glass-body modules, each with two 20 cm × 20 cm ALD-functionalized MCPs in a chevron geometry. The collaboration is working closely with industrial partner Incom, Inc. towards the commercialization of this technology. In this talk, I will describe the path towards commercialization of the 20 cm × 20 cm devices with Incom, Inc. As an intermediate step towards building a full system for making 20 cm × 20 cm devices, Argonne has also developed a small form-factor (6 cm × 6 cm) photodetector development facility consisting of a four vacuum chamber system: loadlock, bake and scrub chamber, photocathode deposition chamber, and sealing chamber. Successful thermocompression sealing of the 6 cm × 6 cm photodetector prototypes at the Argonne development facility has been accomplished in the sealing chamber. The entire system has recently undergone a bakeout and is currently achieving an ultra-high vacuum base pressure throughout the system with photocathode fabrication underway. An overview of results from the first working 6 cm × 6 cm active area detectors based on the ALD micro-channel plate, all glass body technology will be presented as available.

Original languageEnglish
Article number233
JournalProceedings of Science
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics Conference, TIPP 2014 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: Jun 2 2014Jun 6 2014

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