A model is presented dealing with the saturation gain occurring in curved channel multipliers at high applied voltages. Assuming that space charge is the gain limiting process, the number of electrons within this cloud is calculated. There exists good agreement between experimental and theoretical saturation gain in the range of high voltage applied to the curved channel multiplier.

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Electrostatics
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