Title :
Evaluation of different types of avalanche photo diodes from Hamamatsu and Perkin-Elmer
Author :
Jiangui, Liu ; Fremout, A. ; Bruyndonckx, P. ; Tavernier, S. ; Loude, J.-F. ; Morel, C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of High Energy Phys., Vrije Univ., Brussels, Belgium
Abstract :
Avalanche photodiodes (APD) could replace photomultiplier tubes (PMT) in some areas like positron emission tomography (PET). It is therefore important to study their performance. In this study, we have tested two types of APD´s, the Hamamatsu S5345W and the Perkin-Elmer C30719E. We evaluated and compared the dark current, the gain and the excess noise factor of these two APD types.
Keywords :
amplification; avalanche photodiodes; circuit noise; dark conductivity; nuclear electronics; radiation monitoring; APD; C30719E; Hamamatsu; PET; PMT; Perkin-Elmer; S5345W; avalanche photodiodes; dark current; excess noise factor; gain; photomultiplier tubes; positron emission tomography; Current measurement; Dark current; Electrical capacitance tomography; Gain measurement; Iron; Light emitting diodes; Light sources; Positron emission tomography; Quantum capacitance; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2001 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7324-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2001.1009694
