Author/Authors :
Lutz، نويسنده , , G. and Holl، نويسنده , , P. and Laatiaoui، نويسنده , , M. and Merck، نويسنده , , C. and Moser، نويسنده , , H.G. and Otte، نويسنده , , N. and Richter، نويسنده , , R.H. and Strüder، نويسنده , , L.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
A new avalanche detector concept is presented that promises very high (close to 100%) quantum efficiency. Integrating the structure into the centre of a drift diode one obtains a large area device that focuses the photoelectron onto a small “point-like” avalanche region. Such a device can be used as building block for a “silicon photomultiplier”. Implementing the structure into the output node of a pnCCD a pixel detector sensitive to single optical photons can be constructed.
