PHOTOMULTIPLICATION WITH MICROWAVE RESPONSE,

Abstract

In this paper, some recent results of an investigation of a new kind of photomultiplier which is capable of microwave response is presented. In this method of amplification, called dynamic crossed-field electron multiplication (DCFEM), the energy for electron multiplication is obtained from a microwave electric field rather than an electrostatic field, and the multiplication takes place upon a single secondary emitting electrode. This method provides a rigid control of electron transit time through phase focusing thereby making possible a large amplification of weak photoelectron currents varying at microwave rates.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0612315

Entities

People

  • D. F. Holshouser
  • O. L. Gaddy

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplification
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrodes
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electrons
  • Electrostatic Fields
  • Microwaves
  • Photoelectrons
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics