{"id":1464,"date":"2022-12-17T20:08:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T17:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/?page_id=1464"},"modified":"2025-06-11T20:20:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:20:39","slug":"single-anode-pmts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/products\/detectors\/mcp-based-vacuum-devices\/single-anode-pmts\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Anode PMTs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-emphasis has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Photomultiplier tube (PMT) is a vacuum tube device in which light flux ranging from infrared to ultraviolet spectrum is converted into a flux of electrons with further amplification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the detection of very weak light signals the photon counting method is used to acquire maximum information. Discrete dynode PMTs, MCP-PMTs, avalanche diodes, hybrid PMTs are typically used as photon counting detectors. Among these types of detectors MCP-PMTs from VTC Baspik have the advantage of fast response, low dark count rate, increased surface area, low power consumption, and stable operation under the exposure to magnetic fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Typical applications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In nuclear physics as a component of scintillation counter In laser and television devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In optical instrumentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the detection of low-level radiation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In nondestructive inspection aids as a detector in scanners for X-ray film digitization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PMT with a built-in voltage divider<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Voltage divider is mounted on the PMT vacuum unit providing the necessary electrode potentials of the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MCP-PMT which are photon counting devices with a built-in voltage divider are available in two versions:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sapphire-2AM for UV light<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Topaz-M for visible spectrum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>PMTs can be supplied as vacuum units or with a voltage divider built into the same housing as the vacuum unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PMT basic parameters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Parameter<\/th><th>Topaz-M (For visible spectrum)<\/th><th>Sapphire-2AM (For UV spectrum)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Photocathode type<\/td><td>Bialkali (\u041aNaSb)<\/td><td>Cesium telluride<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Input window type<\/td><td>\u042150-2 glass<\/td><td>Magnesium fluoride<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spectral sensitivity range, nm<\/td><td>300\u2013 650 &nbsp;<\/td><td>120\u2013 360 &nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Integral sensitivity, \u03bcA\/lm, min<\/td><td>\u00a035<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Photocathode spectral sensitivity at the maximum of spectral response, mA\/W, min<\/td><td><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub><\/td><td>&nbsp; 20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Photocathode active area diameter, mm, min<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Multiplying system type<\/td><td>Assembly of 2 MCPs without IBF<\/td><td>Assembly of 2 MCPs without IBF<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MCP channel diameter, \u00b5m<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gain (at supply voltage of 3300 V max)<\/td><td>1\u00d710<sup>6<\/sup><\/td><td>1\u00d710<sup>6<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dark count rate density (at 25\u00b0C), s<sup>-1<\/sup>\u00d7cm<sup>-2<\/sup>, max<\/td><td>40<br>25 typical<\/td><td>15<br>5 typical<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Single electron pulse height resolution, %<\/td><td>110 max<\/td><td>110 max<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Supply voltage, V<\/td><td>2400 &#8211; 3300<\/td><td>2400 &#8211; 3300<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/applications\/nuclear-physics\/particle-detection-techniques-using-mcp-pmt\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2394\">Particle Detection Techniques Using MCP-PMT<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick links:<\/h5>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-page-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/products\/detectors\/mcp-based-vacuum-devices\/single-anode-pmts\/topaz-m-photon-counting-mcp-pmt\/\">Topaz-M Photon Counting MCP-PMT<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/products\/detectors\/mcp-based-vacuum-devices\/single-anode-pmts\/topaz-photon-counting-mcp-pmt\/\">Topaz Photon Counting MCP-PMT<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/products\/detectors\/mcp-based-vacuum-devices\/single-anode-pmts\/sapphire-2am-photon-counting-mcp-pmt\/\">Sapphire-2AM Photon Counting MCP-PMT<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/baspik.com\/en\/products\/detectors\/mcp-based-vacuum-devices\/single-anode-pmts\/sapphire-2a-photon-counting-mcp-pmt\/\">Sapphire-2A Photon Counting MCP-PMT<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photomultiplier tube (PMT) is a vacuum tube device in which light flux ranging from infrared to ultraviolet spectrum is converted into a flux of electrons with further amplification. For the detection of very weak light signals the photon counting method is used to acquire maximum information. 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