Re: mystery photomultiplier

[Stan Dodds <dodds@RICE.EDU>]

A colleague discovered a partial spec sheet for this tube, indicating
that it is a 14 stage fast counting tube for scintillation
applications. There is also a base diagram. I can easily mail a copy,
given an address.

Stan Dodds
dodds@rice.edu


At 23:59 10/25/99 -0400, you wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> We have what appears to be an old but good condition photomultiplier
> tube.  (Actually, two of them.)  They are marked as being Amperex brand,
> model XP1040.  They are quite large:  The front lens is about 12cm in
> diameter.
>
> The problem: we don't have the base or plug which would fit on the large
> 20-pin connector, nor do we have info about how the pins are connected.
> As far as I can figure out, Amperex Corp. has long since bit the dust.
>
> Would anyone have any idea on how to get info that would allow us to
> make these things function?
>
> --
> Dr. James McLean