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photomultiplier Definition

photo·mul·ti·plier (fōt′ō mul′tə plī′ər)

noun

a photoemissive photoelectric cell which amplifies emitted electrons and converts them into brighter light, an electric signal, etc.

photomultiplier Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: Tanks of water using photomultipliers to see Cerenkov light will also be used in Auger.

Modifies a noun

  • tube: The amount of produced light is measured using 3 large photomultiplier tubes with flash ADC electronics.
  • detector: The fluorescence is then collected by the focusing objective and filtered to ensure that no laser radiation reaches the photomultiplier detector.