multiplier tube
multiplier tube
[′məl·tə‚plī·ər ‚tüb] (electronics)
Vacuum tube using secondary emission from a number of electrodes in sequence to obtain increased output current; the electron stream is reflected, in turn, from one electrode of the multiplier to the next.
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