Recent developments in avalanche photodiodes for scintillating fiber applications

Journal Article · Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 EST 1998 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.56932· OSTI ID:21199281

Farrell, Richard; Vanderpuye, Kofi; Vasile, Stefan; Gordon, Jeffrey S; Gothoskar, Prakash ^[1]

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1. Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., 44 Hunt Street, Watertown, Massachusetts 02172 (United States)

Research is ongoing to tailor proportional mode avalanche photodiodes (APDs) for use in nuclear radiation environments and for scintillating fiber readout. We report progress on APD design modifications directed toward minimizing signals from ionizing particle interactions and also toward producing APD arrays for scintillating fiber readout. In addition, we present results for very high gain APDs fabricated using a new planar process which shows great promise for lower production costs of both APD arrays and discrete devices.

• OSTI ID: 21199281
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 450, Issue 1; Conference: SCIFI97: 3. conference on scintillating and fiber detectors, Notre Dame, IN (United States), 2-6 Nov 1997; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.56932; (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DESIGN
EVALUATION
GAIN
OPTICAL FIBERS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PERFORMANCE
PHOTODIODES
READOUT SYSTEMS
SIGNALS
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS