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image intensifier An electronic device for increasing the brightness of a faint optical image. The image is first formed on a thin metallic surface called a photocathode from which electrons are then ejected. The stream of electrons is accelerated and focussed onto a phosphorescent screen which glows brightly as a result of the impact. imager

image photon counting system A form of very low light level detector used in astronomy. By means of an image intensifier the IPCS is capable of counting individual photons of light. IPCS image intensifier

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image intensifier	An electronic device for increasing the brightness of a faint optical image. The image is first formed on a thin metallic surface called a photocathode from which electrons are then ejected. The stream of electrons is accelerated and focussed onto a phosphorescent screen which glows brightly as a result of the impact.		imager
image photon counting system	A form of very low light level detector used in astronomy. By means of an image intensifier the IPCS is capable of counting individual photons of light.	IPCS	image intensifier

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