• DocumentCode
    1209576
  • Title

    Dark Current in Photomultipliers

  • Author

    Baicker, J.A.

  • Author_Institution
    RCA Labs., Princeton, N.J.
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    42403
  • fYear
    1960
  • fDate
    6/1/1960 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    74
  • Lastpage
    80
  • Abstract
    A study has been undertaken to determine the nature of the processes that contribute to dark current in photomultipliers. Extensive measurements have been made on a number of production-type photomultipliers and on a series of experimental tubes that were designed to minimize leakage and regeneration. Variations in the dark current pulse-height distribution and counting rate with applied voltage, cathode temperature, and residual gas pressure were measured. The experimental method and preliminary results will be discussed.
  • Keywords
    Anodes; Cathodes; Current measurement; Dark current; Electron emission; Photomultipliers; Pulse measurements; Temperature dependence; Thermionic emission; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-2015
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS2.1960.4315741
  • Filename
    4315741
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1209576