IEC 60462:2010

Nuclear instrumentation - Photomultiplier tubes for scintillation counting - Test procedures

IEC 60462:2010(E) establishes test procedures for photomultiplier tubes (PMT) for scintillation and Cherenkov detectors. The tests described are supplementary to those described in IEC 60306-4. The main technical changes of this new edition with regard to the previous one are as follows:
- the requirements have been revised and the terminology,
- definitions and normative references have been brought up-to-date.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 11-Jul-2010
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 27.120.01 - Nuclear energy in general
• Technical Committee: TC 45 - Nuclear instrumentation
• Drafting Committee: WG 9 - TC 45/WG 9
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 31-Jul-2010
• Completion Date: 12-Jul-2010

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IEC 60462
®
Edition 2.0 2010-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD


Nuclear instrumentation – Photomultiplier tubes for scintillation counting –
Test procedures



IEC 60462:2010(E)

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IEC 60462
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Edition 2.0 2010-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD


Nuclear instrumentation – Photomultiplier tubes for scintillation counting –
Test procedures


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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3
1 Scope and object.5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations.5
3.1 Terms and definitions .5
3.2 Symbols and abbreviations.7
3.2.1 Symbols .7
3.2.2 Abbreviations .8
4 Test conditions .8
5 Test procedures for photomultiplier characteristics .9
5.1 General .9
5.2 Pulse height characteristics.9
5.2.1 General .9
5.2.2 Pulse height resolution measurement .9
5.2.3 Pulse height linearity measurement .12
5.2.4 Pulse height stability measurement .13
5.3 Test procedure for determination of dark current .15
5.4 Test procedure for time characteri
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