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Prospects of using large vacuum photodiodes with gas scintillation proportional counters

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The use of CsI and Cs/sub 2/Te as photocathode materials for the detection of ultraviolet light from noble gas scintillators is discussed. Calculated energy resolution for a gas scintillation proportional counter using Cs/sub 2/Te vacuum photodiodes is compared with the same counter with a photomultiplier tube. Problems which must be solved to permit fabrication of large Cs/sub 2/Te vacuum photodiodes are mentioned.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
5914083
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-79-1246; CONF-791037-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English