RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A CAMERA TUBE FOR NIGHT VIEWING.

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Abstract:

The report describes the complete results on a camera tube designed for low light level applications. This tube has been called the Image-Intensifier Vidicon in reality it is an SEC secondary-electron-conduction vidicon with two TSE transmission-secondary-emission dynodes for prebeam multiplication. The SEC target replaced the EBIC electron-bombardment-induced-conductivity target that had been used in the previous contract. Ten tubes were completed under the present contract, of which 7 were successfully tested. Measured pre-beam gains for these tubes have been in excess of 4000. As a camera tube, these tubes demonstrated the advantages of the SEC vidicon non-blooming vidicon-type scan high target storage capacitance good picture quality at low light levels and rapid signal readout in one frame. Author

Author(s):
Klotzbaugh, G. A.
Author Organization(s):
WESTINGHOUSE RESEARCH LABS PITTSBURGH PA
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. for 1 Jul 63-31 Oct 64,
Supplementary Note:
See also PB-160 592.
Annotation:
Camera tube for night viewing.
Pagination:
0044

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
19 WRL-64-912-255-R7
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DA36 039AMC03205E
Task Number(s):
1G622001A00503
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*CAMERA TUBES, *VIDICONS, NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY, ELECTRON BEAMS, ELECTRONIC SCANNERS, IMAGE INTENSIFIERS(ELECTRONICS), IMAGE ORTHICONS, PHOTOCATHODES, ICONOSCOPES, PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
Report Date:
1964 Dec 03