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    Braem, A.; Chesi, E.; Joram, C.; Séguinot, J.; Weilhammer, P.; Giunta, M.; Malakhov, N.; Menzione, A.; Pegna, R.; Piccioli, A.; Raffaelli, F.; Sartori, G.

    Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 02/2004, Volume: 518, Issue: 1
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    The first sealed TOM Hybrid Photon Detector (HPD) with 10-in. diameter has been fabricated and successfully tested at CERN. This HPD has a spherical entrance window and a bialkali photocathode. The fountain focusing optics produces a demagnified image ( D=4) on the round segmented silicon sensor. The signals of the 2048 cells are read out through analog front-end electronics encapsulated in the vacuum envelope. We report on the design, fabrication technique and the experimental results obtained with laboratory test benches. The large TOM HPD is a prototype tube developed for the CLUE cosmic ray experiment. The final tubes, now under development, will be equipped with a solar-blind Rb 2Te photocathode and self triggering front-end electronics.