photomultiplier tube

noun

pho·to·mul·ti·pli·er tube | \ ˌfō-tō-ˈməl-tə-ˌplī(-ə)r-

Definition of photomultiplier tube

: a vacuum tube that detects light especially from dim sources through the use of photoemission and successive instances of secondary emission to produce enough electrons to generate a useful current

— called also photomultiplier

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IceCube, an international observatory run by 300 scientists from 12 countries, consists of more than 5,000 sensitive photomultiplier tubes embedded in grid encompassing a cubic kilometer of ice at the South Pole. — Dennis Overbye, New York Times, "It Came From a Black Hole, and Landed in Antarctica," 12 July 2018 The Florida team came up with a simpler approach using a cheap, low-power laser and a common light detector called a photomultiplier tube, which records the total intensity of photons falling on it. — Prachi Patel, Scientific American, "Seeing the Unseen: New, Low-Cost Technique Tracks Objects Hidden by Fog," 1 Sep. 2017

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photomultiplier tube

noun

pho·to·mul·ti·pli·er tube | \ ˌfōt-ō-ˈməl-tə-ˌplī(-ə)r-

Medical Definition of photomultiplier tube

: a vacuum tube that detects light especially from dim sources through the use of photoemission and successive instances of secondary emission to produce enough electrons to generate a useful current

— called also photomultiplier

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