Saturday, 7 August 2010

Photo Emissive Cell

Photo Emissive Cell:

The photo emissive cell consists of a glass envelope with a vacuum inside.

The envelope also contains a light sensitive cathode and an anode.

When light strikes on a photo emissive cell, the radiation causes the cathode negative electrons to be emitted which are attracted by the positive anode and a current to flow (photoelectric effect).

The value of this current is proportional to the intensity of light falling on the cathode.



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