Title :
Improved large-area avalanche photodiodes for scintillation detection in calorimetry
Author :
Boisvert, J.C. ; Montroy, J.T. ; Jostad, L. ; Zhou, B. ; Szawlowski, M.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Photonix Inc., Camerillo, CA, USA
Abstract :
Recent performance improvements in large area silicon avalanche photodiodes are presented. These improvements can be exploited in high energy and nuclear instrumentation applications where APD performance limits the detection system sensitivity. Quantum efficiency, transient response, energy resolution, and noise data are presented along with a discussion of how these recent improvements in this technology can be exploited
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; calorimeters; silicon radiation detectors; solid scintillation detectors; Si; energy resolution; large-area avalanche photodiodes; noise; quantum efficiency; scintillation detector; transient response; Avalanche photodiodes; Biomedical optical imaging; Calorimetry; Energy resolution; Instruments; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Silicon; Solid scintillation detectors; Surface fitting;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium, 1996. Conference Record., 1996 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3534-1
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1996.590879
