publication . Article . 2012

A test beam setup for the characterization of the Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode technology for particle tracking

Name: A test beam setup for the characterization of the Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode technology for particle tracking
Keywords: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Detectors and Experimental Techniques, Microelectronics and interconnection technology [3], 3D Interconnection [3.2]

J. Trenado; Angel Dieguez; Anna Vilà; E. Vilella; M. Vos; L. Garrido; Oscar Alonso; Raimon Casanova;

Open Access English

Published: 01 Jan 2012 Journal: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT (issn: 0168-9002,

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Summary

Abstract

It is well known that avalanche photodiodes operated in the Geiger mode above the breakdown voltage offer a virtually infinite gain and time accuracy in the picosecond range that can be used for single photon detection. However, their performance in particle detection still remains unexplored. In this contribution, we are going to expose different steps that we have taken in order to prove the efficiency of the Geiger mode avalanche photodiodes in the aforementioned field. In particular, we will present a setup for the characterization of these sensors in a test beam. The expected results of the test beam at DESY and CERN have been simulated with Geant4 and will...

doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2012.08.026

Subjects

arXiv: Physics::Instrumentation and DetectorsPhysics::Accelerator Physics

free text keywords: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Instrumentation, Detectors and Experimental Techniques, Microelectronics and interconnection technology [3], 3D Interconnection [3.2], Avalanche photodiode, DESY, Picosecond, Physics, CMOS, Geiger counter, law.invention, law, Optoelectronics, business.industry, business, Single-photon avalanche diode, Optics, Breakdown voltage, Large Hadron Collider

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