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Recent developments in photomultipliers for liquid scintillation counting
Dennis E. Persyk, T.T. Lewis, Crook
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Abstract
Considerable new interest is being expressed in the field of liquid scintillation counting. This interest exists due to increased efforts in the clinical, research and environmental monitoring areas. The latter is of principal concern because of the increase in tritium-.producing nuclear power facilities. Attendant with this interest there has been an introduction of new photomultipliers for use in liquid scintillation counters. This paper discusses a new photomultiplier for liquid scintillation counting, the 4501V4. It is contrasted with the generic type 4501V3 in terms of E2/B in the tritiuni and carbon windows, crosstalk, background and accidental count rates. A discussion of the effect of tube materials upon photomultiplier performance is given. Future trends in photomultipliers are also discussed.