Data set 01
1940 RCA
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
Photomultiplier
Characteristic
MultiplierStages
10 count
Specialized - Photo Tube ·Photomultiplier
6217
Multiplier phototube using cascaded dynodes for high-gain detection and measurement of low-level light.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 0 V / 0 mA
Description
Ten-stage head-on multiplier phototube for color densitometers, spectrometers, comparators and flying-spot applications.
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
- 0 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0 mA
- 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
Photomultiplier
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.
Multiplier phototube with 10 stages; optical/electrical data retained as parameters.
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.