Single photons can be detected using photomultiplier tubes.

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Photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) are highly sensitive detectors widely utilized in applications requiring the detection of single photons, such as time-correlated single-photon counting and low-light imaging.

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The retrieved literature consistently confirms that photomultiplier tubes are standard and effective devices for detecting single photons, often utilized in time-correlated single-photon counting and photon-limited imaging setups. No papers refute the claim.

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Time response of small side-on photomultiplier tubes in time-correlated single-photon counting measurements

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Erich C. Meister, Urs P. Wild, Peter Klein-Bölting, Alfred R. Holzwarth. Time response of small side-on photomultiplier tubes in time-correlated single-photon counting measurements. 1988. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1139871

Evaluates small photomultiplier tubes using time-correlated single-photon counting measurements.

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Autofluorescence lifetime flow cytometry with time-correlated single photon counting

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K. Samimi, Ojaswi Pasachhe, E. C. Guzman, Jeremiah Riendeau, A. Gillette, Dan L. Pham, Kasia Wiech, Darcie L. Moore, Melissa C. Skala. Autofluorescence lifetime flow cytometry with time-correlated single photon counting. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.a.24883

Utilizes photomultiplier tubes within a system designed for single-photon detection and time-correlated single-photon counting.

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Evaluation of Fourier-inspired single-pixel holography under photon-limited conditions.

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Wang H, Wang F, Zhang Y, Bo Z, Situ G. Evaluation of Fourier-inspired single-pixel holography under photon-limited conditions.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.590034

Highlights the high sensitivity and low noise of photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for photon-limited and single-pixel detection.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 8301 Aug 2026

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