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Specialized - Photo Tube ·Photomultiplier

F4027

Grid-controlled sixteen-stage multiplier phototube available with S-1, S-11, or S-20 photocathode response. Its long dynode chain provides high optical gain while the control grid permits additional modulation of the detected signal.

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

Description

Grid-controlled multiplier phototube with selectable S-1/S-11/S-20 photocathode and 16-stage electron multiplier.

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

Photomultiplier

X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances

No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.

Applicable promoted fields mapped from printed headings; specialized microwave/imaging/electrode data retained densely in TUBE_SECTION_PARAMETER.

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

1962 ITT

Published operating points and test conditions from this source.

SECTION 1

Photomultiplier

Characteristic

  • Photocathode Spectral Response

    S-1/S-11/S-20

  • Number of Dynodes

    16 count

  • Control Grid Transmission

    80 percent

Capacitance

  • Grid-Photocathode Capacitance

    12 pF

  • Grid-All-Other-Electrodes Capacitance

    22 pF

Other

  • Average Photocathode Current Density Maximum

    1 uA/cm2

  • Average Anode Current Maximum

    0.3 mA

  • Peak Anode Current Maximum

    0.5 mA

  • Overall Voltage Maximum

    2250 V