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Photon counting modules using RCA silicon avalanche photodiodesAvalanche photodiodes (APD) are excellent small area, solid state detectors for photon counting. Performance possibilities include: photon detection efficiency in excess of 50 percent; wavelength response from 400 to 1000 nm; count rate to 10 (exp 7) counts per sec; afterpulsing at negligible levels; timing resolution better than 1 ns. Unfortunately, these performance levels are not simultaneously available in a single detector amplifier configuration. By considering theoretical performance predictions and previous and new measurements of APD performance, the anticipated performance of a range of proposed APD-based photon counting modules is derived.
Document ID
19900007773
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lightstone, Alexander W.
(RCA Ltd. Vaudreuil Quebec, Canada)
Macgregor, Andrew D.
(RCA Ltd. Vaudreuil Quebec, Canada)
Macsween, Darlene E.
(RCA Ltd. Vaudreuil Quebec, Canada)
Mcintyre, Robert J.
(RCA Ltd. Vaudreuil Quebec, Canada)
Trottier, Claude
(RCA Ltd. Vaudreuil Quebec, Canada)
Webb, Paul P.
(RCA Ltd. Vaudreuil Quebec, Canada)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Lewis Research Center, NASA Laser Light Scattering Advanced Technology Development Workshop, 1988
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Accession Number
90N17089
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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