NASA NTRS · 19870005901
A cooled avalanche photodiode with high photon detection probability
Abstract
An avalanche photodiode has been operated as a photon-counting detector with 2 to 3 times the sensitivity of currently-available photomultiplier tubes. APD (avalanche photodiodes) detection probabilities that exceed 27% and approach 50% have been measured at an optimum operating temperature which minimizes noise. The sources of noise and their dependence on operating temperature and bias voltage are discussed.
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Robinson, D. L., Metscher, B. D.. 1986-11-15. A cooled avalanche photodiode with high photon detection probability. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870005901
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