English Explanatory Dictionary

photomultiplier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device, normally in the form of a tube, that uses a photocathode to convert photons into photoelectrons which are then amplified.

Word forms

photomultiplier photomultipliers

Etymology

From photo- + multiplier.

Derived words

photomultiplier cell photomultiplier counter photomultiplier tube
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