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3541

Philips caesium-cathode photoelectric cell designed for direct optical detection. Manufacturer documentation supplies operating characteristics and ratings for converting incident illumination into electrical photocurrent.

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

Photoelectric tube for light detection. Philips 3541; PHILIPS g, . . H01 Eng. CAT. SHEET ” SPECIAL VALVES PHOTO-ELECTRIC CELL 35[!1 CHARACTERISTICS Cathode . . . . . . . . . Caesium Anode voltage . . . . . . Va

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

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Published electrical values are also captured in parameter rows.

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

1999 Philips 0-D

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

PhotoemissiveDetector

Other

  • Anode voltage . . . . . . Va

    100 V

    Anode voltage . . . . . . Va = 100 V

  • Anode-to-cathode capacity. . Cak

    34 pF

    Anode-to-cathode capacity. . Cak = 34 pF

  • Maximum anode voltage . . . Vamax

    100 V

    Maximum anode voltage . . . Vamax = 100 V

  • Maximum anode current . . . limax

    75 uA

    Maximum anode current . . . limax = 75 uA

  • is to say, a current of

    8000 uA

    is to say, a current of 8000 uA will flow through the cell, when it is touched by