Patent ID: 7021522

Claim:
A method for bonding a microchannel plate (MCP) to a multi-layer ceramic body (MLC) unit comprising the steps of: mating surfaces of the microchannel plate (MCP) and the multi-layer ceramic body (MLC) unit are deposited with a thin film using a suitable metal selected for optimum diffusion at elevated temperatures and pressure; the film deposition of the surface of the multi-layer ceramic body is formed having protuberances placed compatible for bonding of the mating surfaces of the MCP and MLC; a metallized MCP and MLC body unit are aligned and placed in a bonding fixture for applying a force sufficient to initiate a diffusion bond between the mating surfaces of the MCP and MLC at a selected elevated temperature; and the bonding fixture is placed in a vacuum heat chamber to accelerate the diffusion bonding process between the MCP and the multi-layer ceramic body unit.