Title :
Prospects of using silicon photomultipliers for the astroparticle physics experiments EUSO and MAGIC
Author :
Otte, A. Nepomuk ; Dolgoshein, Boris ; Hose, Jürgen ; Klemin, Sergei ; Lorenz, Eckart ; Lutz, Gerhard ; Mirzoyan, Razmick ; Popova, Elena ; Richter, Rainer H. ; Strüder, L. W J ; Teshima, Masahiro
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Extraterrestrial Phys., Garching, Germany
Abstract :
We discuss the silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) as a novel photon detector for the astroparticle experiments MAGIC and EUSO. For these experiments we pursue two different developments of the SiPM. One development is pursued at MEPhI, where prototypes are available, and we will describe some characteristics. The second development, which is using the back illumination principle is at present in its design phase.
Keywords :
cosmic ray apparatus; gamma-ray apparatus; gamma-ray detection; photomultipliers; silicon radiation detectors; EUSO experiment; MAGIC experiment; astroparticle physics experiments; back illumination principle; photon detector; prototypes; silicon photomultipliers; Atmosphere; Cosmic rays; Detectors; Fluorescence; Hoses; Photomultipliers; Physics; Prototypes; Silicon; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2004 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8700-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1082-3654
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2004.1462383
