Technological improvements on the image quality in the low-intensity x-ray real-time imaging system

In this paper, the noise and optical aberration which were two controllable factors that affect the image quality in the single-proximity-focusing x-ray image-intensifier were studied. By decreasing the electron gain of microchannel plate (MCP), the noise of the x-ray image-intensifier can be decreased. The optimal operating condition for the image intensifier and the CCD were also investigated. Based on this investigation, the flash-noise of the x-ray image-intensifier can be decreased and the brightness of the image can be improved. At the end of the paper, some results on the image-capturing of the cool CCD with low noise were presented.