Development and characterization of a single-line-of-sight framing camera

We present initial characterization data from a new single-line-of-sight (S LOS) x-ray framing camera. The instrument uses an image-dissecting structur e inside an electron optic tube to produce up to four simultaneous dc image s from a single image incident on the cathode and a microchannel plate-base d device to provide the temporal gating of those images. A series of gated images have been obtained using a short-pulse UV laser source, and the spat ial resolution of those images is compared to those obtained using a more t raditional-microchannel plate based system. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.