Performance of a large-area avalanche photodiode at low temperature for scintillation detection

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 508, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 388-393

  Yang, L ^a,b   Dzhosyuk, S N ^a   Gabrielse, J M ^a,c   Huffman, P R ^a,b   Mattoni, C E H ^a   Maxwell, S E ^a   McKinsey, D N ^a,d   Doyle, J M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avalanche photodiode; Carrier freeze out; Low temperature; Quantum efficiency; Scintillation detection

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; PHOTODIODES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SCINTILLATION;

SCINTILLATION DETECTION;

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 0041743957     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01665-6     Document Type: Article

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