Avalanche diodes as photon-counting detectors in astronomical photometry

Details Avalanche diodes as photon-counting detectors in astronomical photometry Avalanche diodes as photon-counting detectors in astronomical photometry

Aug 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000spie.4008..298d&link_type=abstract

Proc. SPIE Vol. 4008, p. 298-307, Optical and IR Telescope Instrumentation and Detectors, Masanori Iye; Alan F. Moorwood; Eds.

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Instrumentation and Detectors

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Photon-counting silicon avalanche photo-diodes (APDs) offer very high quantum efficiency, and might eventually replace photocathode detectors in high-speed photometry of astronomical objects. Laboratory studies have been performed on both passively and actively quenched APDs. Peculiarities of APDs include that the dark signal may exhibit bistability, with the count rate jumping between discrete levels. Following any photon detection, the detector itself emits some light, which might be confusing under certain conditions. Deadtimes and after pulsing properties appear favorable, but the small physical size of APDs causes challenges in optically matching them to the entrance pupils of large telescopes.

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