Prospects of using silicon photomultipliers for the astroparticle physics experiments EUSO and MAGIC

Author

Otte, A. Nepomuk ; Dolgoshein, Boris ; Hose, Jürgen ; Klemin, Sergei ; Lorenz, Eckart ; Lutz, Gerhard ; Mirzoyan, Razmick ; Popova, Elena ; Richter, Rainer H. ; Strüder, Lothar W J ; Teshima, Masahiro

Author_Institution

Werner-Heisenberg-Inst., Max-Planck-Inst. fur Phys., Munchen, Germany

Volume

53

Issue

2

fYear

2006

fDate

4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

636

Lastpage

640

Abstract

We discuss the silicon photomultiplier as a novel photon detector for the Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cerenkov Telescope and the Extreme Universe Space Observatory. For these astroparticle experiments we pursue two different developments of the SiPM. One development is pursued at MEPhI, where prototypes are available. In the course of this paper we will describe some characteristics of these devices. The second development, which is using the back illumination principle is at present in its design phase.

Keywords

gamma-ray apparatus; photomultipliers; silicon radiation detectors; Extreme Universe Space Observatory; Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cerenkov Telescope; astroparticle physics experiments; back illumination principle; photon detector; silicon photomultipliers; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Lighting; Observatories; Optical imaging; Photomultipliers; Physics; Prototypes; Silicon; Telescopes; Air shower experiments; avalanche photo diode (APD); high energy astroparticle experiments; silicon photomultiplier (SiPM);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2006.870575

Filename

1621377