SINGLE ELECTRON SPECTRA IN PHOTOMULTIPLIERS.

Abstract

Research concerns an investigation of whether the single electron spectrum of certain photomultipliers (i.e. the pulse spectrum at the anode when the cathode was illuminated with single photons) is compatible with a Poissonian distribution of secondaries at each dynode, or not. It was concluded that when certain precautions are taken, the tubes investigated show spectra which are compatible with Poissonian distributions at the dynodes. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1963
Accession Number
AD0429995

Entities

People

  • C. F. G. Delaney

Organizations

  • Trinity College Dublin

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Diffraction
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Fermions
  • Leptons
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics