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A Study of the Gain of Microchannel Plates in the Ionization Profile Monitors at Fermilab

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arxiv 2310.01300 v2 pith:MYIH5DBK submitted 2023-10-02 physics.acc-ph physics.ins-det

R. Thurman-Keup (1) , D. Slimmer (1) , C. Lundberg (1) , J.R. Zagel (1) ((1) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory , Batavia , USA) This is my paper · ORCID
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One of the on-going issues with the use of microchannel plates (MCP) in the ionization profile monitors (IPM) at Fermilab is the significant decrease in gain over time. There are several possible issues that can cause this. Historically, the assumption has been that this is aging, where the secondary emission yield (SEY) of the pore surface changes after some amount of extracted charge. Recent literature searches have brought to light the possibility that this is an initial 'scrubbing' effect whereby adsorbed gasses are removed from the MCP pores by the removal of charge from the MCP. This paper discusses the results of studies conducted on the IPMs in the Main Injector at Fermilab.

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