A simulation framework for SiPMs

J. Peña-Rodríguez; J. Förtsch; C. Pauly; K. -H. Kampert

A simulation framework for SiPMs

Instrumentation and Detectors 2025-04-15 v2 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Authors: J. Peña-Rodríguez , J. Förtsch , C. Pauly , K. -H. Kampert

Abstract

We present a Python module for simulating Silicon Photo-Multipliers, Avalanche Photo-Diodes, and Multi-Pixel Photon Counters. This module allows users to perform noise analyses: Dark Count Rate, crosstalk, and afterpulsing. Furthermore, the simulation framework novelty is the capability of simulating assemblies of SiPM arrays (MPPCa) for large area detectors like Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors, Cherenkov Telescopes, Positron Emission Tomography, and any detector using SiPM arrays. Users can simulate ring- or shower-like-shaped signals based on the expected number of photons generated by the source. We validate the performance of the simulation module with data from four different SiPM: Broadcom AFBR-S4N66P024M, Hamamatsu S14160-636050HS, Onsemi MICROFC-60035, and FBK NUV-HD3.

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silicon photomultipliers scientific software and data analysis tools particle detector

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@article{arxiv.2411.16710,
  title  = {A simulation framework for SiPMs},
  author = {J. Peña-Rodríguez and J. Förtsch and C. Pauly and K. -H. Kampert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.16710},
  year   = {2025}
}

A simulation framework for SiPMs

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