LAAPD low temperature performance in X-ray and visible-light detection

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1575-1580

  Fernandes, L M P ^a   Lopes, J A M ^b   Dos Santos, J M F ^a   Knowles, P E ^c   Ludhova, L ^c   Mulhauser, F ^c   Kottmann, F ^d   Pohl, R ^e   Taqqu, D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^f PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAS VOLTAGE; ENERGY RESOLUTION; LARGE AREA AVLANCHE PHOTODIODE (LAAPD); VISIBLE-LIGHT DETECTION;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 4444229490     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.832976     Document Type: Conference Paper

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