DocumentCode
1209554
Title
The Development of Photomultipliers for Scintillation Counting
Author
Linden, B.R. ; Schenkel, F.W., Jr. ; Snell, P.A.
Author_Institution
CBS Labs., Stamford, Conn.
Volume
7
Issue
42403
fYear
1960
fDate
6/1/1960 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
61
Lastpage
65
Abstract
The structures and characteristics of the new line of photomuliptliers made by CBS Laboratories will be described. Some recent results on the investigation of pulse-height shift are also presented. The development of photomultiplier tubes for the detection of low-level radioactivity is discussed. This involves using tube materials with a minimum of radioactive contamination for such applications as whole-body counting. For low-energy nuclear radiation detection (e.g., detection of tritium) a tube has been developed which eliminates thermionic emission from the unused portions of the cathode which have been deposited on the sidewalls of the tube.
Keywords
Cathodes; Circuit testing; Contamination; Electron tubes; Laboratories; Photoelectricity; Photomultipliers; Pollution measurement; Radiation detectors; Time measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-2015
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS2.1960.4315738
Filename
4315738
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