IMPROVEMENT OF 20 IN DIAMETER PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES

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作者
SUZUKI, A
MORI, M
KANEYUKI, K
TANIMORI, T
TAKEUCHI, J
KYUSHIMA, H
OHASHI, Y
机构
[1] TOKYO INST TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,MEGURO KU,TOKYO 152,JAPAN
[2] HAMAMATSU PHOTON KK,HAMAMATSU,SHIZUOKA 435,JAPAN
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10.1016/0168-9002(93)90949-I
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The quality of the 20 in. photomultiplier tubes (Hamamatsu R1449) has been greatly improved over the required specifications for using them in the 50000 ton imaging water Cherenkov detector, Super-Kamiokande. In particular, the resolution of the timing response for single-photoelectron light has been reduced to approximately 3 ns (1sigma width), and a clear single-photoelectron peak can be seen in the pulse height distribution. The obtained characteristics of the new tubes will make it possible to upgrade the performance of the Super-Kamiokande detector. The goal of the improvement, the procedure for designing the new tubes and the measuring results concerning the characteristics are described in detail.
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