Citation
Abstract
Avalanche photodiodes (APDs) can be operated in a “‘geiger-tube’’ mode so that they can respond to single electron events and thus be used as photon counting detectors, Operational characteristics and theory of APDs while used in this mode are analyzed and assessed, Preliminary experimental investigation of several commercially available APDs has commenced, and initial results for dark count statistics are presented.
Details
- Volume
- 42-81
- Published
- May 15, 1985
- Pages
- 9–17
- File Size
- 649.9 KB