Recent advances in detectors for single-photon counting

Conference · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-48372-1_172· OSTI ID:5570347

Leskovar, B.

The time-correlated single-photon counting method has gained wide acceptance for investigating time behaviors of the fluorescence associated with electronic energy relaxation of excited molecules, optical ranging and communication experiments, plasma diagnostics and optical time domain reflectrometry. The measurement of fluorescence lifetimes in studying the photophysical properties of organic molecules require photon detectors with high sensitivity and fast time response. The time width of the measuring system response in time-correlated single-photon counting experiments using picosecond light excitation is mainly determined by the single photoelectron time spread of photon detector. Recent progress that has been made in fast high-gain detectors using photoemission and secondary emission processes is reviewed and summarized. Specifically, performance characteristics are presented and compared of the ITT F4129, Hamamatsu R1564U and R2287U extended lifetime microchannel plate photomultipliers. Also characteristics of the Amperex XP2020 and RCA C31024 conventionally design photomultipliers are presented. Finally, the silicon avalanche photodiodes are compared with respect to their preliminary performance in time-correlated single-photon counting applications. 21 refs., 6 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5570347
• Report Number(s): LBL-26321; CONF-8906230--1; ON: DE90001424
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
ELECTRON TUBES
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EMISSION
FLUORESCENCE
LUMINESCENCE
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MICROCHANNEL ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS
PHOTOEMISSION
PHOTONS
RADIATION DETECTORS
SECONDARY EMISSION
SECONDARY EMISSION DETECTORS
USES