Title :
Photoemission and photomultipliers
Author :
Spicer, W.E. ; Wooten, F.
Author_Institution :
Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
Abstract :
A discussion is presented of photoemission and photomultipliers for the practical user of phototubes with emphasis on those parameters of importance in applications such as scintillation counting. A short description of the physics of photoemission is followed by a discussion of photosensitivity, temperature dependence of photoemission, effect of cathode resistivity, response time, effect of initial velocity on transit time dispersion and ultraviolet photo-emitters.
Keywords :
Absorption; Cathodes; Conductivity; Delay; Dispersion; Photoelectricity; Photomultipliers; Physics; Stimulated emission; Temperature dependence;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1963.2447
