Subpicosecond hard x-ray streak camera using single-photon counting

Opt Lett. 2010 Oct 1;35(19):3219-21. doi: 10.1364/OL.35.003219.

Abstract

We have developed and characterized a hard x-ray accumulating streak camera that achieves subpicosecond time resolution by using single-photon counting. A high repetition rate of 2 kHz was achieved by use of a readout camera with built-in image processing capabilities. The effects of sweep jitter were removed by using a UV timing reference. The use of single-photon counting allows the camera to reach a high quantum efficiency by not limiting the divergence of the photoelectrons.