Computer-aided design of photomultiplier tubes using a 3D program

Khadija Tahir; John A. Rouse; Eric Munro

doi:10.1117/12.155694

3 September 1993 Computer-aided design of photomultiplier tubes using a 3D program

Khadija Tahir, John A. Rouse, Eric Munro

Proceedings Volume 2014, Charged-Particle Optics; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.155694
Event: SPIE's 1993 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1993, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The major design goals of photomultiplier tubes are: to maximize the collection between individual stages, thereby optimizing the tube sensitivity; and to minimize the transit time spread of electrons between individual emission and collection surfaces, thereby optimizing the time resolution. The numerical modelling involves computing the electrostatic fields and electron trajectories for various electrode structures. A fully three dimensional (3D) program is used to give a better representation of the tube's design, and also allows the freedom of using accelerating electrodes and focusing rings of different shapes and heights, which can be modelled accurately in 3D.

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Khadija Tahir, John A. Rouse, and Eric Munro "Computer-aided design of photomultiplier tubes using a 3D program", Proc. SPIE 2014, Charged-Particle Optics, (3 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.155694

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