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A rapid and accurate method of finding light leaks in photomultiplier systems

Instrumentation and Detectors 2019-07-09 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Authors: John McMillan
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Abstract

A rapid method of finding light leaks in photomultiplier systems is described, in which an audible signal derived from the light level is produced. It uses equipment commonly available in laboratories. In practice it is like using a geiger counter to detect radioactivity.

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photomultiplier light leak audible signal rapid method

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@article{arxiv.1907.03023,
  title  = {A rapid and accurate method of finding light leaks in photomultiplier systems},
  author = {John McMillan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.03023},
  year   = {2019}
}

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Technical note. 2 pages

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