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View SchemaDevelopment of a multi-pixel photon sensor with single-photon sensitivity
| Authors | Motohiro Suyama, Atsuhito Fukasawa, Junji Haba, Toru Iijima, Seigi Iwata, Makoto Sakuda, Takayuki Sumiyoshi, Fumihiko Takasaki, Manobu Tanaka, Toru Tsuboyama, Yoshikazu Yamada |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/0312017 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0312017 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.nima.2003.12.027 |
| Journal | Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A523:147-157,2004 |
Abstract
A multi-pixel photon sensor with single-photon sensitivity has been developed, based on a technology of a hybrid photo-detector (HPD) consisting of a photocathode and a multi-pixel avalanche diode (MP-AD). The developed HPD has a proximity focused structure, where a photocathode and an MP-AD are facing each other with a small gap of 2.5 mm. The MP-AD, which has an effective area of 16x16 mm2 composed of 8x8 pixels, has been specially designed for the HPD. The gain of the HPD reaches 5x10^4, sufficiently high to detect single photons with a timing resolution better than 100 ps. Number of photoelectrons up to four can be clearly identified in a pulse-height spectrum as distinct peaks, thanks to the low noise characteristics of the HPD. It is also demonstrated that the HPD can be operated with good performance in a magnetic field as high as 1.5 T
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"Motohiro Suyama",
"Atsuhito Fukasawa",
"Junji Haba",
"Toru Iijima",
"Seigi Iwata",
"Makoto Sakuda",
"Takayuki Sumiyoshi",
"Fumihiko Takasaki",
"Manobu Tanaka",
"Toru Tsuboyama",
"Yoshikazu Yamada"
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"doi": "10.1016/j.nima.2003.12.027",
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