A photomultiplier high voltage power supply incorporating a piezoelectric ceramic transformer

Author

Imori, Masatosi ; Taniguchi, Takashi ; Matsumoto, Hiroshi ; Sakai, Toshiyuki

Author_Institution

Int. Center for Elementary Particle Phys., Tokyo Univ., Japan

Volume

43

Issue

3

fYear

1996

fDate

6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1427

Lastpage

1431

Abstract

We describe a photomultiplier high voltage power supply in which the transformer, conventionally implemented with a magnetic core, is built with a non-magnetic piezoelectric ceramic. As this “ceramic transformer” leaks no flux and can suitably operate in the presence of a strong magnetic field, it is attractive for use in high energy physics experiments requiring high voltage generation under such fields. In addition, the ceramic transformer suffers low loss of power and demonstrates highly efficient energy conversion

Keywords

detector circuits; high-voltage engineering; nuclear electronics; photomultipliers; piezoceramics; power supplies to apparatus; power transformers; energy conversion; high energy physics experiments; high voltage generation; low power loss; nonmagnetic piezoelectric ceramic; photomultiplier high voltage power supply; piezoelectric ceramic transformer; strong magnetic field; Capacitive sensors; Ceramics; Coatings; Electrodes; Mechanical energy; Photomultipliers; Power supplies; Resonance; Stress; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.507078

Filename

507078