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photomultiplier tube

device used in electrical engineering
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photomultiplier tube

Summary

photomultiplier tube ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (617 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • photomultiplier tube is a type of photodetector[2].
  • photomultiplier tube's Commons category is recorded as Photomultipliers[3].
  • photomultiplier tube's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Photomultipliers[4].
  • photomultiplier tube's Commons gallery is recorded as Photomultiplier[5].

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Definition and Type

photomultiplier tube is a type of photodetector[2].

Why It Matters

photomultiplier tube ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (617 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Photomultipliers
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → photodetector
    P14541 → ['LSYJM', '1zhzwM']
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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