The Photomultiplier X-Ray Detector
- 1 July 1947
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 18 (7) , 504-513
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1740988
Abstract
Our studies of the photomultiplier x‐ray detector reveal that it is not only simple, rugged, and adaptable but that its high speed of response and high sensitivity recommend its use as a primary research tool. It can follow x‐ray events as short as 10−5 second. Under optimum condition its sensitivity is limited only by the statistical noise of the incident x‐ray quanta. Its chief defect is fatigue, the mechanism of which has been studied. This paper includes a general discussion of the use of this detector and of its characteristics.Keywords
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