Fluctuations in Avalanche Photodiode Structure

Journal Article · Mon Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2733106· OSTI ID:21057126

Kocak, Fatma; Tapan, Ilhan ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Uludag University, 16059, Bursa (Turkey)

The number of primary photo-electrons and the excess noise factor of the Avalanche photodiode (APD) are important parameters for the energy resolution of the crystal-APD system. In the present paper, the mean signal value and its fluctuations have been investigated for the well defined silicon Hamamatsu S8148 APD structure as a function of incident photons wavelength. Calculations were made with a Single Particle Monte Carlo simulation technique. Based on this work, the performance of the Hamamatsu S8148 APD as a photodetector for the PbWO4 scintillation light has been discussed.

• OSTI ID: 21057126
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 899, Issue 1; Conference: 6. international conference of the Balkan Physical Union, Istanbul (Turkey), 22-26 Aug 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2733106; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CRYSTALS
ELECTRONS
ENERGY RESOLUTION
FLUCTUATIONS
LEAD TUNGSTATES
MONTE CARLO METHOD
NOISE
PERFORMANCE
PHOTODETECTORS
PHOTODIODES
PHOTONS
SCINTILLATIONS
SILICON