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Specialized - Photo Tube ·PhotoemissiveDetector

3538

Gas-filled red- and infrared-sensitive phototube using a cesium-on-oxidized-silver photocathode with approximately 1.35 cm² sensitive area. Gas filling enhances output for longer-wavelength optical detection.

Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
Sections
1
Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater
-

Description

Gas-filled red and infrared phototube with cesium-on-oxidized-silver cathode and 1.35 square-centimeter sensitive area.

General specifications

Tube and section characteristics

Properties common to every published source and operating point.

Heater and base

Base
-
Socket code
-
Base pins
-
Nominal heater voltage
-
Nominal heater current
-
Parallel heater voltage
-
Parallel heater current
-
Series capable
No

Terminal pinout

Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.

No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.

Section ratings

1 physical section, each with unique specifications.

Section 1

PhotoemissiveDetector

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
Max plate voltage
100 V

Published ratings and characteristics promoted semantically from the approved Philips source.

Source-dependent data

Operating conditions by source

Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.

Data set 01

1957 Philips Receiving and Amplifying Tubes

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

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Characteristic

  • Projected Sensitive Area

    1.35 cm2

  • Dark Current Maximum

    0.1 uA

    At 50 C

  • Sensitivity

    120 uA/lm

    2700 K lamp

Other

  • Operating Voltage

    85 V

  • Maximum Anode Voltage

    100 V

  • Maximum Cathode Current Density

    0.02 uA/mm2

  • Maximum Ambient Temperature

    50 C

Data set 02

1999 Philips 0-D

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

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Other

  • Anode voltage . . . . . . Vg

    100 V

    Anode voltage . . . . . . Vg = 100 V

  • Sensitivity . . . . . . . . N

    150 uA/lm

    Sensitivity . . . . . . . . N = 150 uA/lm

  • Anode-to-cathode capacity. . Cak

    25 pF

    Anode-to-cathode capacity. . Cak = 25 pF

  • Maximum anode voltage . . . Vamax

    100 V

    Maximum anode voltage . . . Vamax = 100 V

  • Maximum anode current . . . lamax

    75 uA

    Maximum anode current . . . lamax = 75 uA

  • 100% corresponds to a sensitivity of

    8000 uA

    100% corresponds to a sensitivity of 8000 uA/W. That is to say a current of

  • Published electrical value

    8000 uA

    8000 uA will flow through the cell when it is touched by a radiation