Operation of silicon single photon avalanche diodes at cryogenic temperature

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Rech, Ivan ^a   Labanca, Ivan ^a   Armellini, Giacomo ^a   Gulinatti, Angelo ^a   Ghioni, Massimo ^a   Cova, Sergio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; CRYOGENICS; DIODES; LIQUID NITROGEN; PHOTONS;

LOW DARK COUNTING; PICK-OFF CIRCUIT; TIME RESOLUTION; VISIBLE RANGE;

SILICON;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FREEZING; INSTRUMENTATION; PHOTON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FREEZING; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMICONDUCTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SILICON;

EID: 34547238675     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2743167     Document Type: Article

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