Large area hybrid photomultiplier tube
US7667399B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J43/28
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A large area hybrid photomultiplier tube that includes a photocathode for emitting photoelectrons in correspondence with incident light, a semiconductor device having an electron incident surface for receiving photoelectrons from the photocathode, and a cone shaped container. The container has a first opening and a second opening. The photocathode is disposed at the first opening, and the semiconductor device is disposed at the second opening.
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