Photomultiplier having gain stabilization means
US5157250A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 1991 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J43/30
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gain stabilization system for photomultiplier tubes using a pulsed light source, preferably a light emitting diode (LED), the signal of which is detected at the first dynode and at the anode. The gain of the photomultiplier tube is stabilized by keeping the ratio between the two signals constant.
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