Title :
Performance Studies of High Gain Photomultiplier Having Z-Configuration of Microchannel Plates
Author :
Lo, C.C. ; Leskovar, B.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory University of California Berkeley, California 94720 U.S.A.
Abstract :
The characteristics of a high gain type ITT F4129 photomultiplier having three microchannel plates in cascade for electron multiplications have been investigated. These plates are in the Z-configuration. Measurements are given of the gain, dark current, cathode quantum efficiency, anode pulse linearity, electron transit time, single and multiphoton time spreads, fatigue, and pulse height resolution. The gain as a function of transverse magnetic field has been measured and is discussed. Photomultiplier characteristics as a function of the input pulse repetition frequency have also been investigated and discussed.
Keywords :
Current measurement; Dark current; Electrons; Gain measurement; Magnetic field measurement; Microchannel; Performance gain; Photomultipliers; Pulse measurements; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1981.4331265
