Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006nimpa.567..166f&link_type=abstract
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, Volume 567, Issue 1, p. 166-171.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Other Topics In Instruments, Apparatus, And Components Common To Several Branches Of Physics And Astronomy
Scientific paper
Photon detectors are indispensable in many areas of fundamental physics research, particularly in the emerging field of particle astrophysics, as well as in medical imaging and nuclear nonproliferation. For a significant progress in all these areas a new, inexpensive industrial mass-production photosensor technology is needed, in many cases with a very large active area. In order to reach that goal we have introduced several innovations. This paper focuses on one of them, the hemispherical Light Amplifier. We report on the proof of principle tests of the prototype derived from an existing QUASAR phototube and a new Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode. Our experiments prove that Light Amplifier concept presents a promising solution for a next-generation low-cost photon detector offering superior performance.
Ferenc Daniel
Kranich Daniel
Laille Alvin
Lorenz Eckart
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