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mass spectrometry
- In mass spectrometry: Electron multipliers
The development of electronic techniques for television during the 1930s yielded a device of extraordinary sensitivity for measuring small electron beams—namely, the secondary electron multiplier. Although originally invented for the amplification of the tiny currents from a photocathode, it soon proved to be…
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photocathodes
- In radiation measurement: Conversion of light to charge
…that multiplies the number of electrons by a factor of typically 105 or 106. The electron multiplication takes place along a series of electrodes called dynodes that have the property of emitting more than one electron when struck by a single electron that has been accelerated from a previous dynode.…
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