A FIFTY-NANOSECOND-RISE-TIME THYRATRON LIGHT SOURCE

Abstract

An inexpensive light source was built, using a gas thyratron tube, to evaluate and compare various photomultiplier tubes and associated circuitry. The rise time of the light pulse was found to be less than 50 nsec, thereby enabling high frequency response evaluations to be made. In addition, the pulse repetition rate is readily controllable. The characteristics of the system and the experimental results obtained with this source are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0661261

Entities

People

  • F. M. Shofner
  • R. A. Belz
  • R. H. Hines

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Impedance
  • Intensity
  • Light Pulses
  • Light Sources
  • Optical Detectors
  • Photodetectors
  • Photomultiplier Tubes
  • Power Supplies
  • Relaxation Oscillators
  • Repetition Rate
  • Resistance
  • Thyratrons
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering