Term: image converter tube
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I02942

Definition:
An electron tube that produces on its fluorescent screen an image of the irradiation pattern of its photosensitive input surface. An image converter which produces an image with enhanced radiance is sometimes called an image intensifier.

Related Terms:
1) irradiation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03255).
2) radiance (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05037).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1745. 'Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XI. Detection of radiation (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1758 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567101745)

Citation: 'image converter tube' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I02942

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