ALL meanings of photomultiplier
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P p - noun photomultiplier an extremely sensitive detector of light and of other radiation, consisting of a tube in which the electrons released by radiation striking a photocathode are accelerated, greatly amplifying the signal obtainable from small quantities of radiation. 1
- noun photomultiplier a device sensitive to electromagnetic radiation, consisting of a photocathode, from which electrons are released by incident photons, and an electron multiplier, which amplifies and produces a detectable pulse of current 0
- noun photomultiplier a photoemissive photoelectric cell which amplifies emitted electrons and converts them into brighter light, an electric signal, etc. 0