Title :
The Prospects of Using Large Vacuum Photodiodes with Gas Scintillation Proportional Counters
Author :
Anderson, David F.
Author_Institution :
Health Research Division Mailstop 401 Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
Abstract :
Calculations have been made that indicate that large area vacuum photodiodes, particularly with Cs2Te photocathodes, offer great advantages over photomultiplier tubes as the light sensing element in a gas scintillation proportional counter. Expected quantum efficiencies for Cs2Te and CsI photocathodes are calculated for Xe, Kr, and Ar spectra.
Keywords :
Argon; Cathodes; Electron tubes; Ionization; Laboratories; Optical sensors; Photodiodes; Photomultipliers; Radiation detectors; Xenon;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1980.4330824
