Imaging with MCP in molecular beam experiments

The main goal of the fast molecular beam experiments is the measurement of differential cross sections of the most actual gas-phase reactions within a wide range of translational energies of reagents. For setting up such experiments the R & D Center "Reagent" scientific group designed a series of particle and photon detectors. By way of complexity a nd historically these detectors place as follows:(I) 0D-one element scannin g detectors; (2) 2D-position-sensitive detectors (PSD) based on microchanne l plate; (3) 2D + T-time and position-sensitive detectors (TPSD); (4) 2D 2D + deltaT-Multiparticle position-sensitive detectors (MTPSD); (5) 2D + T- the fluorescent photon TPSD with photocathodes. We report the development of the methods for particles and photons detectio n in the fast molecular beam experiments. The results of measurements on th e basis of such detectors are also considered. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B. V. All rights reserved.