Table of Contents

1 General
1.1 The scintillation counter
1.2 The Cerenkov counter
2 Photomultiplier characteristics
2.1 General characteristics
2.2 Additional characteristics specific to
         scintillation and Cerenkov counters
3 Testing of photomultiplier characteristics
3.1 Pulse-height characteristics
3.1.1 Pulse height
3.1.2 Pulse-height resolution
3.1.3 Pulse-height-stability measurements
3.1.4 Pulse-height linearity
3.2 Spurious-pulse characteristics
3.2.1 Dark pulses
3.2.2 Afterpulses
3.2.3 Tube scintillation pulses
3.3 Pulse timing characteristics
3.3.1 Light-emitting diodes
3.3.2 Spark light sources
3.3.3 Cerenkov source
3.3.4 Scintillator light source
3.3.5 Mode-locked laser
3.4 Measurement techniques
3.4.1 Rise-time measurements
3.4.1.1 Device rise time
3.4.1.2 Reflected-pulse rise time
3.4.1.3 Single-electron rise time
3.4.2 Fall-time measurements
3.4.3 Transit-time measurements
3.4.3.1 Device transit time
3.4.3.2 Photocathode transit time
3.4.3.3 Multiplier transit time
3.4.3.4 Output-structure transit time
3.4.4 Photocathode transit-time-difference
         measurements
3.4.5 Transit-time-spread measurements
4 Test conditions for photomultipliers
5 Test instrumentation
6 Glossary for scintillation counting field
Figures
1 Cs isotope 137 equivalent LED spectrum
2 Typical electron resolution of photomultiplier
         tube incorporating GaP first dynode
3 Pulse-height linearity
4 LED circuitry
5 Single-electron rise time
6 Photomultiplier transit-time measurements
7 Transit-time spread
8 Single-photoelectron time resolution
9 Scintillator photon distribution

Abstract

The photomultiplier is an essential component in scintillation and Cerenkov counting. In these applications there are special requirements with regard to pulse-height characteristics, spurious pulses and timing.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	IEEE 175 : 1960