Quantum efficiency and radiation resistance of bulk and porous CsI photocathodes in vacuum and methane
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We present the result of a systematic investigation of the quantum efficiency of reflective CsI photocathodes to the spectral range 140-220 nm . Powder and crystal forms of CsI were used for evaporation of bulk and porous photocathodes . The measurements were made without gaseous amplification m vacuum and in methane. The results of radiation resistance measurements at doses reaching 4500 Gy are also reported .
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