Characterization of TimepixCam, a fast imager for the time-stamping of optical photons
Abstract
Here we describe the characterization of TimepixCam, a novel camera used to time-stamp optical photons. The camera employs a specialized silicon sensor with a thin entrance window, read out by a Timepix ASIC. TimepixCam is able to record and time-stamp light flashes exceeding 1,000 photons with 15 ns time resolution. Specially produced photodiodes were used to evaluate the quantum efficiency, which was determined to be higher than 90% in the wavelength range of 430–900 nm. The quantum efficiency, sensitivity and ion detection efficiency were compared for a variety of sensors with different surface treatments. We found sensors with the thinnest window, 50 nm, had the best performance.
- Authors:
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- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Czech Technical Univ. in Prague, Prague (Czech Republic)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1341683
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-113412-2017-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 1748-0221; KA2301020; TRN: US1701037
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704; 13-006
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Instrumentation
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 01; Conference: 18. International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors , Barcelona (Spain), 3-7 Jul 2016; Journal ID: ISSN 1748-0221
- Publisher:
- Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid-state); Pixelated detectors and associated VLSI electronics; Timing detectors
Citation Formats
Nomerotski, Andrei, Chakaberia, I., Fisher-Levine, M., Janoska, Z., Takacs, P., and Tsang, T.. Characterization of TimepixCam, a fast imager for the time-stamping of optical photons. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/12/01/C01017.
Nomerotski, Andrei, Chakaberia, I., Fisher-Levine, M., Janoska, Z., Takacs, P., & Tsang, T.. Characterization of TimepixCam, a fast imager for the time-stamping of optical photons. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/01/C01017
Nomerotski, Andrei, Chakaberia, I., Fisher-Levine, M., Janoska, Z., Takacs, P., and Tsang, T.. Wed .
"Characterization of TimepixCam, a fast imager for the time-stamping of optical photons". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/01/C01017. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1341683.
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title = {Characterization of TimepixCam, a fast imager for the time-stamping of optical photons},
author = {Nomerotski, Andrei and Chakaberia, I. and Fisher-Levine, M. and Janoska, Z. and Takacs, P. and Tsang, T.},
abstractNote = {Here we describe the characterization of TimepixCam, a novel camera used to time-stamp optical photons. The camera employs a specialized silicon sensor with a thin entrance window, read out by a Timepix ASIC. TimepixCam is able to record and time-stamp light flashes exceeding 1,000 photons with 15 ns time resolution. Specially produced photodiodes were used to evaluate the quantum efficiency, which was determined to be higher than 90% in the wavelength range of 430–900 nm. The quantum efficiency, sensitivity and ion detection efficiency were compared for a variety of sensors with different surface treatments. We found sensors with the thinnest window, 50 nm, had the best performance.},
doi = {10.1088/1748-0221/12/01/C01017},
journal = {Journal of Instrumentation},
number = 01,
volume = 12,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Wed Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 2017}
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