Photon counting arrays for astrophysics

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 163-189

  Zappa, F ^a   Tisa, S ^a   Cova, S ^a   Maccagnani, P ^b   Saletti, R ^c   Roncella, R ^c   Baronti, F ^c   Calia, D Bonaccini ^d   Silber, A ^d   Bonanno, G ^e   Belluso, M ^e  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^e INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SPACE OPTICS; SPACE TELESCOPES;

ACTIVE QUENCHING CIRCUIT (AQC); MONOLITHIC ARRAY INTEGRATION; SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE ARRAY (SPADA);

PHOTONS;

EID: 34047119056     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340600742320     Document Type: Article

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