Published December 2009 | Version v1
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A method to measure transit time spread of photomultiplier tubes with Cherenkov light

Creators

  • 1. Department of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Petroleum, Beijing (China)
  • 2. Department of Computer Science and Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing (China)
  • 3. Institute of High Energy Physics, the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing (China)

Description

With the technology of coincidence method, transit time spreads (TTSs) of PMTs are measured with Cherenkov light on the photocathode widow of photomultiplier tube (PMT) produced by cascade γ radiation source, 60Co. TTSs with single and multi-photoelectron which are analyzed by convolution of Poisson and Gaussian are obtained. The study to XP2020 and XP2020Q PMTs shows that TTSs are consistent with data supplied by Philips. TTSs are inversely proportional to the square roots of number of photoelectrons. The method is feasible when single and multi-photoelectron can be distinguished. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Science and Techniques
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 344-348
ISSN
1001-8042

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
42093370
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CHERENKOV RADIATION; COBALT 60; COINCIDENCE METHODS; GAMMA RADIATION; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; ROOTS; TUBES
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CATHODES; COBALT ISOTOPES; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PHOTOTUBES; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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