This paper studies a modified photographic cell with symmetrical short gaps
between a high-resistivity detector plate and two planar electrodes. The p
hotographic system with a modified cell is designed to optimize the paramet
ers for the enhancement of the resolution in such applications. The spatial
stabilization of the current in the modified cell with a planar GaAs photo
detector is studied in a wide range of gas pressure values at 101-342 Torr.
Characteristics of the photographic system are obtained both without and w
ith illumination of the detector plate with light of a particular wavelengt
h range used to control the photoconductivity of the material. The current-
voltage characteristic (CVC) and the photographic cell response are recorde
d.