Photonis’s MPOs and MCPs Have Landed on the Moon!
After an incredible 45-day journey orbiting Earth and the Moon, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 — “Ghost Riders in the Sky” — successfully touched down on the lunar surface in the early hours of March 2nd!
As a leading brand of Exosens, Photonis is proud to support NASA’s Artemis program with their Micro Pore Optics (MPOs) and Microchannel Plates (MCPs). These are critical components of the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager (LEXI) onboard this mission.
LEXI will capture a series of X-ray images that will offer critical insights into how space weather and cosmic forces impact our planet—crucial knowledge for ensuring astronaut safety in future Artemis missions.
We are honored to contribute to this monumental achievement in space exploration!
Micro Pore Optics
A compact and lightweight alternative to conventional X-Ray optics, the Micro Pore Optic enables a broad range of imaging options for UV, EUV and X-Rays. A Micro Pore Optic plate consists of millions of square channels arranged in a well-defined order.
Features of Photonis Micro Pore Optics include:
- Millions of square-shaped channels
- Pore sizes of 6, 10, 20, 100 or 700 microns
- Compact design and lightweight
- Flat, spherical or cylindrical shape
- Customized to your specifications
Microchannel Plates
Microchannel plates (MCPs) from Photonis are made from a proprietary glass formula, which ensures the highest quality and longest life of any other commercially available MCP.
Features of Photonis Microchannel Plates include:
- Long life
- High electronic gain
- Immunity from magnetic fields
- Fast response
- Low noise
About Photonis
Photonis is a leading product brand of Exosens, a high-tech company with more than 85 years of experience in the innovation, development, manufacture and sale of high-end electro-optical technologies. Photonis offers photo-detection and low-light-conditions imaging solutions for extremely demanding environments. Applications for the company’s products include Defense & Security, Nuclear Safety, Life Sciences & Environment, and Industrial Control & Non-Destructive Testing. The Photonis brand is internationally recognized as a major innovator in its fields with production and R&D sites in Europe and North America.
To request more information or a quotation for Photonis products, contact IL Photonics.