Monte Carlo simulations of Hg0.7Cd0.3Te avalanche photodiodes and resonance phenomenon in the multiplication noise

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 785-787

  Ma, Feng ^a   Li, Xiaowei ^a   Campbell, Joe C ^a   Beck, Jeffrey D ^b   Wan, Chang Feng ^b   Kinch, Michael A ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b DRS Sensors and Targeting Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IONIZATION; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RESONANCE;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 0042513714     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1596727     Document Type: Article

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