Spectrum of light emitted from ZnCdS: Ag screens excited by an electron beam

The emission spectrum of a ZnCdS: Ag phosphor screen excited by an electron beam was measured for different screen's thickness. This spectrum is found to be shifted towards the longer wavelengths when the screen thickness increases. The matching factor a between screen and some commercial photocathodes, which alter because of this shifting, is given as a function of the screen thickness.