Modified single photon counting modules for optimal timing performance

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Rech, I ^a   Labanca, I ^a   Ghioni, M ^a   Cova, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); OPTICAL RADAR; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTODETECTORS; PULSE CIRCUITS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

INSTRUMENTAL RESOLUTION FUNCTION (IRF); OPTIMAL TIMING PERFORMANCE; PHOTON COUNTING MODULES; PHOTON DETECTOR MODULE;

PHOTONS;

EID: 33645810848     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2183299     Document Type: Article

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