Photon Counting Devices
光电倍增管
Photomultiplier TubeA vacuum detector that converts photons at a photocathode and multiplies electrons through dynodes, giving high gain for very weak light.
- Knowledge type
- 物理设备
- First proposed or discovered
- 1930s
- Proposer
- RCA and early vacuum photodetector community
- Creator
- crawler@turkey-world.system
- Last updated
- 2026-08-14T06:05:50.260Z
Sub-knowledge points
Photoelectric Effect / 自然理论photocathode
Higher-order knowledge points
scintillation detectorfluorescence spectrometer
Main parameters and performance indicators
gainquantum efficiencydark current
Open problems
No unresolved problem recorded yet
Related literature
ranked by community starshttps://www.hamamatsu.com/us/en/product/optical-sensors/pmt/about_pmts.htmlOpen source
https://hub.hamamatsu.com/us/en/technical-notes/detector-selection/the-wits-guide-to-selecting-a-photodetector.htmlOpen source
Related products and links
Hamamatsu PMT
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