Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Physics
Date of Award
1970
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Physics
Department
Physics
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 52 leaves, ill. 28 cm.)
Subjects
Photoelectric multipliers, Electron optics
DOI
10.15760/etd.1477
Abstract
Electron orbital theory was applied to the design of the geometrical structure of an electron multiplier for an image intensifier. A special structure satisfying production requirements was studied. Electron optical calculations consisted of determining the potential distribution and tracing the electron trajectories. Liebmann’s procedure was used to solve Laplace’s equation with constant potentials on the multiplier electrodes as boundary conditions. The trajectories were determined by solving the equation of motion in an electrostatic field using a Runge-Kutta procedure. The initial conditions for the trajectories were the initial energies, initial positions, and the initial directions of the secondary electrons. The plotted trajectories indicated the feasibility of an electron multiplier of the type studied.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/10222
Recommended Citation
Shen, Chang Min, "Electron optical study of a secondary electron multiplier" (1970). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1478.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1478
10.15760/etd.1477
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