A general method for estimating the duration of avalanche multiplication

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1067-1071

  Ng, J S ^a   Tan, C H ^a   David, J P R ^a   Rees, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; IONIZATION;

AVALANCHE PHOTODETECTORS (APD);

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0036802296     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/17/10/306     Document Type: Article

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