Limited Geiger-mode microcell silicon photodiode: new results

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作者
Bondarenko, G
Buzhan, P
Dolgoshein, B [1 ]
Golovin, V
Guschin, E
Ilyin, A
Kaplin, V
Karakash, A
Klanner, R
Pokachalov, V
Popova, E
Smirnov, K
机构
[1] Moscow Engn & Phys Inst, Moscow, Russia
[2] Ctr Perspect Technol & Apparatus, Moscow, Russia
[3] Univ Hamburg, DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01219-X
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Recent results on Limited Geiger-mode Microcell Silicon Photodiode (LGP) are described. Two new modifications of LGP have been designed and produced. Each of them consists of 10(4) pixels 10 x 10 mu m(2) size with area of 1 mm(2). These pixels operate as an independent photon counters, giving the output signal as a sum of the signals from pixels fired by photons. The effective "gain" is large ( x 10(5)). The efficiency of the visible light photon detection of few percents has been measured. Low-temperature dark rate dependence has been studied. The timing by LGP at the level of 100 ps (FWHM) was found. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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