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View SchemaNovel Single Photon Detectors for UV Imaging
| Authors | P. Fonte, T. Francke, N. Pavlopoulos, V. Peskov, I. Rodionov |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0502027 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0502027 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.nima.2005.08.002 |
| Journal | Nucl.Instrum.Meth. A553 (2005) 30-34 |
Abstract
There are several applications which require high position resolution UV imaging. For these applications we have developed and successfully tested a new version of a 2D UV single photon imaging detector based on a microgap RPC. The main features of such a detectors is the high position resolution - 30 micron in digital form and the high quantum efficiency (1-8% in the spectral interval of 220-140 nm). Additionally, they are spark- protected and can operate without any feedback problems at high gains, close to a streamer mode. In attempts to extend the sensitivity of RPCs to longer wavelengths we have successfully tested the operation of the first sealed parallel-plate gaseous detectors with CsTe photocathodes. Finally, the comparison with other types of photosensitive detectors is given and possible fields of applications are identified.
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