VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER PHOTOMULTIPLIERROEHRE

In a method of producing a photomultiplier tube comprising a vacuum container having an incident window, a photocathode formed on the inner surface of the incident window and an electron multiplier element spaced from the photocathode, a depositing mesh electrode on which a constituent for forming the photocathode has been deposited in advance is arranged between the photocathode and the electron multiplier element, and the constituent deposited on the depositing mesh electrode is deposited on the inner surface of said incident window, to form the photocathode.