DocumentCode
813946
Title
Photomultiplier Selection Criteria for Satellite Experiments
Author
Andresen, R.D. ; Leimann, E.-A.
Author_Institution
Space Science Department European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Volume
21
Issue
1
fYear
1974
Firstpage
106
Lastpage
118
Abstract
Forty-six RCA C 7151 Q photomultiplier tubes and thirty-five EMI 9711 NB photomultiplier tubes have been tested for use in the telescope of the COS-B gamma-ray experiment. The tubes were selected taking into account gain, linearity, fatigue behaviour and temperature characteristics. Besides identifying the most suitable tubes for this application, the experimentally determined values make it possible to derive "typical" behaviour parameters which can be used to pre-select tubes at the ordering stage. The results obtained with the EMI tubes clearly demonstrate a striking difference between "typical" catalogue values and "typical" measured values for the batch tested.
Keywords
Bismuth; Cathodes; Electromagnetic interference; Photomultipliers; Plastics; Radiation detectors; Satellites; Space technology; Telescopes; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1974.4327451
Filename
4327451
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