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Use of phosphor image plates for measuring intensities in vacuum ultraviolet spectra

Authors :
D. G. Smillie
Gillian Nave
Craig J. Sansonetti
John J. Curry
Csilla I. Szabo
Source :
Review of Scientific Instruments. 82:013107
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
AIP Publishing, 2011.

Abstract

We describe the use of phosphor image plates for recording spectra in the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) and for determining accurate relative and absolute intensities. We investigated the spatial uniformity, noise, linearity of the response to VUV light, fading characteristics, saturation characteristics, reproducibility of the image when scanned multiple times, and long-term stability and lifetime of the plates. We find that the plates have a linear intensity response with a dynamic range of more than 4 orders of magnitude. We also show that they have potential as an absolute detector for VUV radiation.

Details

ISSN :
10897623 and 00346748
Volume :
82
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Review of Scientific Instruments
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....30f0c86c3749ce6e64318102beda0d10
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3529879