PREPARATION OF REFLECTIVE CSI PHOTOCATHODES WITH REPRODUCIBLE HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY

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MAIERKOMOR, P
BAUER, BB
FRIESE, J
GERNHAUSER, R
KIENLE, P
KORNER, HJ
MONTERMANN, G
ZEITELHACK, K
机构
[1] Physik-Department E12, Techn. Universität München
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NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | 1995年 / 362卷 / 01期
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10.1016/0168-9002(95)00314-2
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
CsI as a solid UV-photocathode material has many promising applications in fast gaseous photon detectors. They are proposed in large area Ring Imaging CHerenkov (RICH) devices in forthcoming experiments at various high-energy particle accelerators. A high photon-to-electron conversion efficiency is a basic requirement for the successful operation of these devices. High reproducible quantum efficiencies could be achieved with CsI layers prepared by electron beam evaporation from a water-cooled copper crucible. CsI films were deposited in the thickness range of 30 to 500 mu g/cm(2). Absorption coefficients and quantum efficiencies were measured in the wavelength region of 150 nm to 250 nm. The influence of various evaporation parameters on the quantum efficiency were investigated.
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页码:183 / 188
页数:6
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