The Photomultiplier Handbook
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (693 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199565090 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The book covers other related topics such as scintillation counting, light guides, and large area detectors. The usually complicated subject of biasing a photomultiplier, very important for optimal performance, is reduced to a comprehensible set of calculations. This complete and authoritative guide will provide students, practitioners, and researchers with a deeper understanding of the operating principles of these devices. All applications demand some form of electronics, the options for which are fully explored in this book.. Photomultipliers are extremely sensitive light detectors that can detect single photons. Light detection and electron multiplication are statistical in nature and the mathematics of these processes is derived from first principles. In multiplying the charge produced by incident light by up to 100 million times, these devices are essential to a wide range of functions, from medical instrumentation to astronomical observations. Authored by an experienced user and manufacturer of photomultipliers, this handbook gives the reader insights into photomultiplier behaviour as a means to optimize performance.Diffuse and low level light sources are best served with a photomultiplier for the detection of single photon emissions
Wright's doctoral thesis in cosmic rays, now known as astrophysics, concerned verifying cross-sections for electromagnetic interactions of muons underground, in particular pair production. at the University of London. The greatest challenge, however, concerned operating a scintillator stack unattended in a disused railway tunnel. . About the AuthorA.G. Wright has worked with photomultipliers for forty years. This initiated his accumulation of expertise and experience with photomultipliers over the past several decades. He was born in Durban, South Africa, where he attended the University of Natal as a physics undergraduate and did postgraduate research on atmospherics generated by lightning discharges before
Wright has worked with photomultipliers for forty years. He was born in Durban, South Africa, where he attended the University of Natal as a physics undergraduate and did postgraduate research on atmospherics generated by lightning discharges before the birth of 'health and safety.' He left South Africa in 1968 with his wife to experience life in London while studying for a Ph.D. at the University of London. H