photomultiplier detector

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• Photomultiplier — tubes (photomultipliers or PMTs for short), members of the class of vacuum tubes, and more specifically phototubes, are extremely sensitive detectors of light in the ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum.… …   Wikipedia

• Photomultiplier — Schematische Skizze eines Photomultipliers Photomultiplier, Länge …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• photomultiplier — /foh teuh mul teuh pluy euhr/, n. an extremely sensitive detector of light and of other radiation, consisting of a tube in which the electrons released by radiation striking a photocathode are accelerated, greatly amplifying the signal obtainable …   Universalium

• photomultiplier — pho•to•mul•ti•pli•er [[t]ˌfoʊ təˈmʌl təˌplaɪ ər[/t]] n. elo a light detector that amplifies a photon s signal by using a photocathode and a series of electrodes to create a cascade of electrons • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

• Neutrino detector — The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, a 12 meter sphere filled with heavy water surrounded by light detectors located 2000 meters below the ground in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. A neutrino detector is a physics apparatus designed to study neutrinos.… …   Wikipedia

• Everhart-Thornley detector — The Everhart Thornley Detector is a secondary electron detector used in scanning electron microscopes (SEMs). It is named after its designers, Thomas E. Everhart and R. F. M. Thornley who in 1960 published their design to increase the efficiency… …   Wikipedia

• Daly detector — Schematic of a Daly detector Inventor Norman Richard Daly Related items Microchannel plate detector Electron multiplier A Daly detector is a gas phase ion detector that consists of a metal doorknob , a …   Wikipedia

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• Liquid Scintillator Detector — Das Underground Neutrino Observatory (UNO, unterirdisches Neutrino Observatorium) war ein Neutrino Detektor im Mont Blanc Laboratory unterhalb des Mont Blanc. Es wird auch als „das Mont Blanc Experiment“ oder LSD (Liquid Scintillator Detector,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Particle detector — In experimental and applied particle physics and nuclear engineering, a particle detector, also known as a radiation detector, is a device used to detect, track, and/or identify high energy particles, such as those produced by nuclear decay,… …   Wikipedia

• Microchannel plate detector — from the Daresbury Recoil Separator A micro channel plate (MCP) is a planar component used for detection of particles (electrons or ions) and impinging radiation (ultraviolet radiation and X rays). It is closely related to an electron multiplier …   Wikipedia