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MICRO-CHANNEL PLATE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-04-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Instruments
- Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- auto-gated
1, record 1, English, auto%2Dgated
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The power supply(the battery pack mounted on the back of the pilot's helmet) is "auto-gated, "which means it's turning itself on and off at a very rapid rate. This, combined with a change in the thickness of a thin film attached to the micro-channel plate(an ion barrier) reduces blooming. 1, record 1, English, - auto%2Dgated
Record 1, Key term(s)
- autogated
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'optique
- Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- à déclenchement automatique
1, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20d%C3%A9clenchement%20automatique
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- micro-channel plate intensifier
1, record 2, English, micro%2Dchannel%20plate%20intensifier
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the field of low light-level imaging, progress was made in the CCD technology, with the manufacturing of samples of bi-dimensional arrays of 288 X 385 pixels-and in the micro-channel plate intensifiers, in view of increasing the diameters of the plates from 25 to 40 mm. 1, record 2, English, - micro%2Dchannel%20plate%20intensifier
Record 2, Key term(s)
- microchannel plate intensifier
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intensificateur à microcanaux
1, record 2, French, intensificateur%20%C3%A0%20microcanaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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