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Fast Avalanche Photodiode Detectors for the Superconducting Super Collider

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Stefan Vasile ,
Jeffrey S. Gordon ,
Richard Farrell  and
Michael R. Squillante
Stefan Vasile
Affiliation:
Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc. 44 Hunt St. Watertown, MA 02172, USA
Jeffrey S. Gordon
Affiliation:
Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc. 44 Hunt St. Watertown, MA 02172, USA
Richard Farrell
Affiliation:
Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc. 44 Hunt St. Watertown, MA 02172, USA
Michael R. Squillante
Affiliation:
Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc. 44 Hunt St. Watertown, MA 02172, USA
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Abstract

The tracking of high energy, secondary products in the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) presents challenging sensitivity and timing requirements for the scintillating fiber converters and the optical radiation detectors planned for use as signal readouts. Silicon Avalanche Photodiodes (APD) are very promising detectors which may ultimately meet these requirements.

We have designed and manufactured 1 mm2 APDs, to be operated in Geiger mode as single photon detectors for the SSC. The progress on decreasing the APD response time by platinum doping, device thinning and external avalanche quenching is reported.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 302: Symposium F – Semiconductors for Room-Temperature Radiation Detector Applications , 1993 , 537
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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