Recent Developments in Ultra-High Speed and Large Area Photomultiplier Tubes
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Photek has been working with AWE to provide photomultiplier (PMT) solutions for fusion diagnostics. By using microchannel plates (MCP) as the gain medium, the time response of the PMTs can be as fast as 100 ps FWHM. We will present data showing developments in the accurate measurement of the true impulse response of the fastest detectors. We will also show improvements in the pulse uniformity as a function of illuminated area and the solution to a peculiar saturation effect.
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