CARL ZEISS, JENA

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Sequence Number: 255
• Content Type: REPORT

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INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Germany (Soviet Zone)
SUBJECT Carl Zeiss, Jena
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1. Zai:s. Jena is now manufacturing about 100 multipliers per month- The
itipliers comprises the ,entire spectral region*
..:g range of th"a mu
(ss. They are
worki 2 The cp,:~ration nle. ptedefoessccintillatton kiloountersvolt
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JA apparatus has. shown that the equipment manufactured
Comparison ge ge with e with Pik
at Je~pa is more powerful than theUS apparatus. An amplification factor
of 10j has been attained at Jena. The cathode is of cesium-antimony.
The anode is outside. The exterior dimensions are 1.5 times those of the
US apparatus.
2. There are no difficulties with the supply of materials for the manufacture of
multipliers at Zeiss Jena. rr
3. The head of the semi-conductortdisision attatthe ZeeissxJenaiw the in Profeamor fn:,%
afterch and his first ass
attar 1945 and carried out research work on semi-conductors in thto professor
works at Kiev, which were modeled on the Zeiss works. According to Prof.
(}orlich, the Soviet research work is on an equal
about
in September 1953 production had multipliersreacheat Kiev
The Kiev Is of
pieces. Before starting its own production, Soviet industry had RCA
3,a000 began
3, ate quantity from England,
equipment availab? o , which was obtained in adequ
Sweden and Poland. works at
lfe 4. The ia, for which 2~+emia llioncmarksnhave beenZmade available. Thelplant will
aufag tical equipment.
manufacture chiefly electronic -op
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