Dynamic Range Study of Microchannel Plate Photomultiplier Tubes under Visible Light Pulse Input

Jianan WEI; Hulin LIU; Ping CHEN; Yang LI; Kuinian LI; Yonglin WEI; Luanxuan HE; Xinnan ZHAO; Xiaofeng SAI; Deng LIU; Jinshou TIAN; Wei ZHAO

doi:10.3788/gzxb20245302.0204001

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