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What is a Photomultiplier Tube?

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What is a Photomultiplier Tube?
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the function of a photo multiplier tube (PMT)?

Convert electrical signal into light

Convert radiation into electrical signal

Convert electrical signal into radiation

Convert light into radiation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the job of the photocathode in a PMT?

To convert electrical signal into light

To convert radiation into light

To convert light into electrical signal

To amplify electrical signal

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the phenomenon called when a metal plate in a PMT is bombarded by electrons and emits more electrons?

Scintillation

Photoelectric effect

Magnetic permeability

Secondary emission

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the dynodes in a PMT?

To convert light into radiation

To amplify electrons into more electrons

To convert radiation into electrical signal

To amplify radiation into more radiation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the typical applied voltage per dynode in a PMT?

50 to 100 volts

10 to 50 volts

150 to 200 volts

100 to 150 volts

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What material are the dynodes in a PMT coated with?

Magnesium oxide

Aluminum nitride

Silicon carbide

Copper sulfate

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the anode in a PMT?

To emit scintillation light

To convert light into radiation

To collect amplified electrons

To amplify electrical signal

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