US4680504A
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Electron discharge device having a narrow range spectral response
Assignee: Burle Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1985-10-11
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Granted: 1987-07-14
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Expires: 2005-10-11
Abstract
Abstract A so-called "solar-blind" photomultiplier tube includes an envelope having a sidewall and an input faceplate formed from an ultraviolet transmitting filter. A photoemissive cathode is disposed within the envelope for providing photoelectrons in response to radiation incident thereon. The cathode has an intrinsic responsivity extending from the near-ultraviolet portion through the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum; however, the filter faceplate transmits only the ultraviolet portion of the spectrum to the photoemissive cathode. The combination of the filter faceplate and the photoemissive cathode therefore limits the tube to a responsivity within the wavelength range of about 300 to less than 400 nanometers.
Inventors
- 👤 Fred A. Helvy
- 👤 Arthur F. McDonie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 10:56
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J43/00; H01J43/04; H01J43/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
In an electron discharge device having an envelope including a sidewall and an input faceplate, and a photoemissive cathode within said envelope for providing photoelectrons in response to radiation incident thereon, the improvement comprising said input faceplate being an ultraviolet transmitting filter which transmits radiation predominantly in the ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum but transmits essentially no radiation in the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and said photoemissive cathode having an intrinsic responsivity extending from the near-ultraviolet portion through the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, the combination of said filter faceplate and said photoemissive cathode limiting said device to a responsivity within the wavelength range of about 300 to less than 400 nanometers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
In an electron discharge device having an envelope including a sidewall and an input faceplate, and a photoemissive cathode within said envelope for providing photoelectrons in response to radiation incident thereon, the improvement comprising said input faceplate being an ultraviolet transmitting filter which transmits radiation predominantly in the ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum but transmits essentially no radiation in the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and said photoemissive cathode having an intrinsic responsivity extending from the near-ultraviolet portion through the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, the combination of said filter faceplate and said photoemissive cathode limiting said device to a responsivity within the wavelength range of about 300 to less than 400 nanometers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
139 words
In a "solar blind" photomultiplier tube having an evacuated envelope including a sidewall and an input faceplate, said faceplate having an exterior surface and an interior surface, a photoemissive cathode on the interior surface of said faceplate for providing photoelectrons in response to radiation incident thereon, and electron multiplying means spaced from said cathode, the improvement comprising said input faceplate comprising an ultraviolet transmitting filter which transmits radiation predominantly in the near-ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum but transmits essentially no radiation in the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and said photoemissive cathode having an intrinsic responsivity extending from the near-ultraviolet portion through the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, the combination of said filter faceplate and said photoemissive cathode limiting said tube to a responsivity within the wavelength range of about 300 to less than 400 nanometers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
139 words
In a "solar blind" photomultiplier tube having an evacuated envelope including a sidewall and an input faceplate, said faceplate having an exterior surface and an interior surface, a photoemissive cathode on the interior surface of said faceplate for providing photoelectrons in response to radiation incident thereon, and electron multiplying means spaced from said cathode, the improvement comprising said input faceplate comprising an ultraviolet transmitting filter which transmits radiation predominantly in the near-ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum but transmits essentially no radiation in the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and said photoemissive cathode having an intrinsic responsivity extending from the near-ultraviolet portion through the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, the combination of said filter faceplate and said photoemissive cathode limiting said tube to a responsivity within the wavelength range of about 300 to less than 400 nanometers.
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