26-00692 Requirements and Specifications_photon_counting_tube.docx

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Photon Counting Imaging Tube Federal contract opportunity
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NB688000-26-00692
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Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology

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This is a Requirements and Specifications document for a Photon Counting Imaging Tube procurement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Physics Measurement Laboratory, Division 688, Group 10. NIST requires a single photon-counting imaging tube with a microchannel plate (MCP) stack compatible with the existing Photek IPD340 detector system used for quantum information science experiments involving trapped ion crystals. The tube must feature a bialkali photocathode with 20% quantum efficiency at 350 nm and a 40mm active diameter, a Z-stack MCP configuration with high strip current capability supporting over 1 million photon detection events per second without signal degradation, a resistive sea anode (1-10 MΩ/sq), and achieve a gain of 1x10^7 at 3.5 kV anode-to-cathode voltage. Critical technical specifications include a clear fused silica window aperture of 41.0mm, tube outside diameter of 76.0mm or less, thickness of 21.3mm or less, time coordinate resolution better than 5 nanoseconds, and effective spatial resolution of 400 pixels across the input diameter. The tube must include atomic laser deposition coating on the front MCP for enhanced lifetime and incorporate flying lead electrical connections to cathode, MCP in, MCP intermediate, MCP out, and anode.

Delivery must be completed within 30 weeks from award, with all products carrying a 12-month manufacturer warranty against faulty workmanship from the date of shipping. The solicitation is currently in pre-solicitation/sources sought phase, conducted as market research to identify qualified vendors, determine manufacturing location, and assess whether at least two small businesses can meet the specifications to potentially set aside the acquisition as a small business competition. No request for quotation has been issued, and the Government is not obligated to award a contract or pay for information provided in response to this sources sought announcement.

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Requirements / Specification Document

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TITLE: Photon Counting Imaging Tube Requesting Lab/Division/Group: PML, Div. 688, group 10 General Statement of Need In support of the NIST mission to develop quantum information science, the ion trapping group is carrying out a series of experiments employing trapped ion crystals as registers for storing quantum information. This work requires sensitive imaging detectors for measuring weak, laser-induced ion fluorescence. The detector will enable the detection of individual ions within the crystal. Because the ion crystal undergoes a periodic rotation, we require a detector or imaging tube that provides a time coordinate t, with better than 5 nanosecond resolution, in addition to the x, y coordinate of each detected photon. The spatial resolution of the detector should enable an effective 400 pixels across the input diameter of the tube. The tube must be able to process a continuous stream of > 1 million photon detection events per second that are evenly disctributed across the photocathode without degradation of the processed signal.

This purchase is for an imaging, photon-counting tube that will replace the existing tube in a RoentDek detector system with a HexAnode readout. The existing tube is a Photek Device type IPD340. The tube must be compatible with the size, dimensions, and electrical connections of the Photek type IPD340 tube.

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Item 1: Photon-counting imaging tube Quantity: 1 Specifications: 1.Require a photon counting imaging tube that employs a microchannel plate (MCP) stack that is compatible with the size, dimensions, and electrical connections of the Photek model IPD340. This includes: (a) Flying lead electrical connections to Cathode, MCP in, MCP Intermediate, MCP Out, and Anode; (b) Clear fused silica window aperture of 41.0 mm; (c) Tube outside diameter: 76.0 mm (or less); (c) Tube thickness 21.3 mm (or less); (d) Tube anode ceramic diameter: 62.5 mm (or less) 2.Photocathode: Bialkali, QE ≥ 20% @ 350 nm; Active Diameter: 40 mm; 3. Input Window: Fused Silica 4. MCP Configuration: Z-stack (or equivalent) 5. MCP Type: HOT (high strip current); require > 1 MHz photon count rate uniformly distributed across photocathode w/o degradation of gain 6. Anode type: Resistive Sea (1-10 MΩ/sq) 7. Gain of 1x10^7 with Anode to Cathode voltage of 3.5 kV 8. ALD (atomic laser deposition) coating applied to front MCP for enhanced lifetime

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Warranty ☐ N/A All products carry a warranty against faulty workmanship for a period of 12 months from date ofshipping.

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