Photomultiplier (PMT) principle, operation and measurements explained.
In the follow-up video, I'll demonstrate an experiment involving single photon measurements using photomultipliers: https://youtu.be/NVqT2Gbrvxs
00:00 Intro and overview
00:30 The photoelectric effect
02:11 Detecting single photons
03:33 How a PMT detects a photon
10:35 How to operate a PMT
17:00 Measurements with a photomultiplier
24:59 Conclusions
The video contains 2 short clips taken from other Youtube channels:
@reps and @ElectroBOOM