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PMT replacement

Because of a large contamination of He in the air around the detectors the quantum efficiency of the PMTs slowly decreases ( about 5-10% per month in case of high rate operation ). The replacement of a PMT takes about  15-20 minutes.

Joe Mitchell 2000-02-29