pho|to|mul|ti|pli|er

pho|to|mul|ti|pli|er
pho|to|mul|ti|pli|er «FOH toh MUHL tuh PLY uhr», noun. or photomultiplier tube,
a vacuum tube having a series of supplementary electrodes between the photocathode and the anode. When light strikes the photoemissive cathode a cascade of electrons is emitted and amplified at each supplementary electrode.

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