Performance of a 256 pad hybrid photon detector for ring imaging

被引:8
作者
Chesi, E
Martinengo, P
Weilhammer, P
Roe, S
Jobez, JP
Seguinot, J
Ypsilantis, T
Dulinski, W
Zichichi, A
机构
[1] CERN,CH-1211 GENEVA 23,SWITZERLAND
[2] COLL FRANCE,F-75231 PARIS,FRANCE
[3] LEPSI,STRASBOURG,FRANCE
[4] UNIV BOLOGNA,I-40126 BOLOGNA,ITALY
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10.1016/S0168-9002(96)01202-8
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We report a detailed experimental investigation of a proximity focused HPD with 256 pads of 4 x 4 mm(2) for applications to RICH detectors. A signal to noise ratio of 16 is obtained for single photoelectrons with a low noise (ENC less than or equal to 200 e) front-end electronics and 15.7 kV acceleration voltage. A single photoelectron detection efficiency of 95% is achieved with about 1% bias from electron back scattering.
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页数:9
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