The present invention relates to a photomultiplier that realizes
significant improvement of response time properties with a structure
enabling mass production. The photomultiplier comprises a sealed
container, and, in the sealed container, a photocathode, at least one
dynode set, a dynode unit including a part of insulating supporting
members holding the one dynode unit, and a gain control unit are housed.
The gain control unit has an insulating base plate, and the insulating
base plate is integrally fixed with a control dynode and a final stage
dynode that belong to each dynode set together with an anode. By the
insulating base plate thus being clamped by the pair of insulating
supporting members, the anode, the control dynode, and the final stage
dynode constitute a part of an electron multiplier section.