Characterization of a prototype matrix of Silicon PhotoMultipliers

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 610, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-104

  Dinu, N ^a   Barrillon, P ^a   Bazin, C ^a   Belcari, N ^b,c   Bisogni, M G ^b,c   Bondil Blin, S ^a   Boscardin, M ^d   Chaumat, V ^a   Collazuol, G ^c,e   De La Taille, C ^a   Del Guerra, A ^b,c   Llosa G ^b   Marcatili, S ^b,c   Melchiorri, M ^d   Piemonte, C ^d   Puill, V ^a   Tarolli, A ^d   Vagnucci, J F ^a   Zorzi, N ^d  

^a CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^d ITC IRST   (Italy)

^e SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dark count rate; Gain; Matrix; Photodetectors; Photon detection efficiency; Silicon PhotoMultiplier

Indexed keywords

DARK COUNT RATE; GAIN; GAIN MATRICES; PHOTON DETECTION EFFICIENCY; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; CHARACTERIZATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; OPTICAL TESTING; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; QUENCHING;

PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

EID: 71749118173     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.05.080     Document Type: Article

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