Definition of Phototube

1. Noun. A gas-filled electron tube that has a photosensitive cathode ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phototube

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phototube

phototransistors
phototriangulation
phototronic
phototroph
phototrophic
phototrophic bacteria
phototrophs
phototrophy
phototropic
phototropic bacteria
phototropically
phototropin
phototropism
phototropisms
phototropy
phototube (current term)
phototubes
phototunable
phototuning
phototype
phototypes
phototypesetter
phototypesetters
phototypesetting
phototypic
phototypography
phototypy
photovaristor
photovaristors
photoviscoelasticity

Literary usage of Phototube

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Devices of this type presently available suffer from too low a gain to compete with a phototube in sensitivity. For lasers operating beyond the region of ..."

2. First Workshop on Grand Unification: New England Center, University of New by Paul H. Frampton, Sheldon L. Glashow, Asim Yildiz (1980)
"The reconstruction program reads the output of the Monte Carlo consisting of “digitized” phototube responses. Outlines of these programs are shown in Tables ..."

3. Data for Room Fire Model Comparisons by Richard D. Peacock (1993)
"The phototube output was transmitted unamplified across a 167 kfl load resistor to the data acquisition computer. The system response time to sudden ..."

4. Health Pass: An Evaluation of a Managed Care Program for Certain (1993)
"The phototube output was transmitted unamplified across a 167 kil load resistor to the data acquisition computer. The system response time to sudden ..."

5. Turn of the Century: 2100 by Charlie Pedersen (2007)
"... which contains 800 tons of mineral oil lined with 1520 individual phototube detectors. An estimated one million neutrino events are recorded each year. ..."

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