[ccp4bb] MAR IMAGE PLATE DETECTOR

2011-03-16 Thread REX PALMER
MAR describe their latest Image Plate as a CCD. Their early Image Plate designs were described as barium halide phosphor doped with Eu2+. Does anyone know why they have kept the name Image Plate when everyone else calls it a CCD?   Rex Palmer Birkbeck College

Re: [ccp4bb] MAR IMAGE PLATE DETECTOR

2011-03-16 Thread Tim Gruene
Maybe because a CCD detector still requires a phosphor layer to detect X-rays? Tim On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 12:59:14PM +, REX PALMER wrote: MAR describe their latest Image Plate as a CCD. Their early Image Plate designs were described as barium halide phosphor doped with Eu2+. Does anyone