Progress in gaseous photomultipliers for the visible spectral range
Abstract
Recent progress is described in gaseous photon detectors combining bialkali photocathodes and cascaded patterned gas-avalanche electron multipliers. Efficient avalanche-ion blocking permitted the development and feasibility demonstration of high-gain operation in continuous mode, of gaseous photomultipliers sensitive to single photons in the visible spectral range.
- Publication:
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A
- Pub Date:
- November 2010
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.nima.2010.02.234
- Bibcode:
- 2010NIMPA.623..318B
- Keywords:
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- Gaseous photomultipliers;
- Gas multiplication;
- Photocathodes;
- Micropattern detectors;
- Visible-sensitive photon detectors;
- GEM;
- MHSP
