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Flat panel detector based on a shadow mask plasma display panel
Author(s) -
Zhang Panpan,
Tu Yan,
Yang Lanlan,
Tolner Harm
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the society for information display
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1938-3657
pISSN - 1071-0922
DOI - 10.1002/jsid.248
Subject(s) - shadow mask , flat panel detector , plasma display , detector , common emitter , optics , flat panel display , shadow (psychology) , linearity , cathode , materials science , voltage , electric field , plasma , optoelectronics , physics , electrode , electrical engineering , psychology , quantum mechanics , psychotherapist , engineering
A flat panel detector based on the structure of a shadow mask plasma display panel is analyzed in terms of the electron amplification factor when used in the Townsend mode. The detector consists of a metal shadow mask and two ultra‐thin glass substrates with electrodes depositing on them. The shadow mask divides the detecting area into arrays of independent cells. The electron gain and linearity of the device are investigated by simulation based on the particle‐in‐cell/Monte Carlo collision model. Similar experiments are carried out. Both experimental and simulation results show that the linearity of the detector is significant. The applied voltages and the effective cathode area are parameters affecting its gain. As the avalanche process in the center of the cell with small electric field strength is much smaller than that near the shadow mask edge, the gain increases exponentially with the anode voltage but decreases with the negative shadow mask voltage. The balance between effective cathode area and high electric field intensity near the shadow mask edge provides room for future optimization of the detector. In conclusion, the flat panel detector is a promising component in a detection system for high energy radiation, and the wide application of the device is expected.