CARL ZEISS, JENA/ELECTRTNIC MULTIPLIERS, SYNTHETIC CRYSTALS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500820176-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Sequence Number: 176
• Content Type: REPORT

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
IN1:01~l~fATiON REPORT
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Secondary smi:/alon eleetronie snltipliera are being delivered to the Soviet Union
and ~ research inatittcte at Berlin-FrisdrichahaPen. There are 25 of these
slaahii.:s In existence ~It the : resent rime. One hundred,.are to be manufactured
in Apri]. 1954. _
Technical data: ampllfieation wbo>dt 106; voltage, 2,800 O. Feed wire from socket
and !rots overhead. The voltage is to be increased In th9 neat machines made.
2'he ~~-ara.tua has veil good eonatanc~. range: 280 su to red. The sensitive layer
~on~_ s c' cesiaa (ea) sad asitilaony. These materials are procured in the Mast
and there la enough o>~e being. :The prise of the machinos _is
bet~le :n 350 sad. 500 marl~a . Cosparativo tests with, American equipment are being
carrieo ut at the preaant t3ae. _
3. lei as sew hae bstial vos~ina !'or about live Ceara on the derelopaent o! synthetic
c.,~ata~s and hea final3y.anaceeded in producing ci?yatala about. l0 cm. In size.
They are used as substitutes for quartz reaomators, to Mhich they have proved
superior. Crystals are supplied for the time teing only to the roacarch instit4te
at Friedrichahafen, Mhich oolongs to the Volkspolizei and is rrorkln$ primarily
with ,.:,AAr qnA electronle gQBaurenwnt t1[n}>