A method to enhance the sensitivity of photomultipliers for air Cherenkov telescopes

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 504, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 109-115

  Paneque, D ^a   Gebauer, H J ^a   Lorenz, E ^a   Martinez, M ^b   Mase, K ^a,c   Mirzoyan, R ^a   Ostankov, A ^b   Schweizer, T ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b BARCELONA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Spain)

^c Institute of Cosmic Ray Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air Cherenkov Telescopes; Photomultipliers; Quantum efficiency; Wavelength shifter

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; EVAPORATION; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SOLVENTS; TELESCOPES;

AIR CHERENKOV TELESCOPES;

PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

EID: 0037845154     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)00805-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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