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We characterize a new commercial, back-illuminated reach-through silicon single-photon avalanche photo diode (SPAD) SAP500 (Laser Components. Inc.), operated in Geiger-mode for purpose of photon counting. We show that for this sensor a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-11-12 Mario Stipčević , Daqing Wang , Rupert Ursin

A photodiode with 0.55$\pm$0.1 A/W responsivity at a wavelength of 1176.9 nm has been fabricated in a 45 nm microelectronics silicon-on-insulator foundry process. The resonant waveguide photodetector exploits carrier generation in…

Optics · Physics 2016-02-17 Luca Alloatti , Rajeev Jagga Ram

We characterized the front-end electronics used to process high-frequency signals from low-gain avalanche diodes (LGADs) at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility. LGADs are silicon detectors employed for charged particle tracking, offering…

We report on the development of a low-energy positron diffraction (LEPD) experimental station for surface structure analysis using a linac-based slow-positron beam. LEPD, the positron counterpart of low-energy electron diffraction (LEED),…

As the main detector of the GECAM satellite, the calibration of the energy response and detection efficiency of the GRD detector is the main content of the ground-based calibration. The calibration goal requires the calibrated energy points…

We report a concept low gain avalanche diode (LGAD) detector to be integrated into TOPSiDE, which is being developed for EIC (Electron-Ion Collider) project. The LGAD detector will be taking its place to resolve requirement of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-12-21 Kyung-Wook , Shin , Jose O. Repond , David Blyth , Jessica E. Metcalfe , Manoj Jadhav , Abraham Saiden , Hartmut Sadrozinski

We propose a joint TDC and multi-time-gated imaging single-photon avalanche diode LiDAR sensor featuring a maximum detection range of 108m with a minimum depth resolution (least significant bit) of 2.93mm, fabricated in 110nm CMOS…

Optics · Physics 2026-03-23 Chang Liu , Edoardo Charbon

To measure light emission pattern in scintillator, higher sensitivity and faster response are required to photo detector. Such as single photon avalanche diode (SPAD), conventional pixelated photo detector is operated at Geiger avalanche…

Low gain avalanche detectors can measure charged particle fluences with high speed and spatial precision, and are a promising technology for radiation monitoring and dosimetry. A detector has been tested in a medical linac where single…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-02-17 Tommaso Isidori , Patrick McCavana , Brendan McClean , Ronan McNulty , Nicola Minafra , Naomi Raab , Luke Rock , Christophe Royon

RSDs (Resistive AC-Coupled Silicon Detectors) are n-in-p silicon sensors based on the LGAD (Low-Gain Avalanche Diode) technology, featuring a continuous gain layer over the whole sensor area. The truly innovative feature of these sensors is…

We report on the production of an array of active edge silicon sensors as a prototype of a large array. Four Medipix3RX.1 chips were bump bonded to four single chip sized Advacam active edge n-on-n sensors. These detectors were then mounted…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-12-22 R. Plackett , K. Arndt , D. Bortoletto , I. Horswell , G. Lockwood , I. Shipsey , N. Tartoni , S. Williams

Recently CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) sensors have progressed to a point where they may offer improved performance in imaging x-ray detection compared to the CCDs often used in x-ray satellites. We demonstrate x-ray…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-12-23 Steve Tammes , Tyler Roth , Philip Kaaret , Casey DeRoo , Abdallah Elmaleh , Jessica L McChesney , Fanny Rodolakis

We developed a fast X-ray detector system for nuclear resonant scattering (NRS) experiments. Our system employs silicon avalanche photo-diode (Si-APD) as a fast X-ray sensor. The system is able to acquire both timing and energy of a single…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-06-28 T. Masuda , S. Okubo , H. Hara , T. Hiraki , S. Kitao , Y. Miyamoto , K. Okai , R. Ozaki , N. Sasao , M. Seto , S. Uetake , A. Yamaguchi , Y. Yoda , A. Yoshimi , K. Yoshimura

A series of beam tests were conducted at the KEK AR test beamline in ordet to investigate the performance of a prototype detector for instrumentation in the low-E beamline at the CERN H2 line. For the silicon strip detector, the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-05-27 Y. Hino , M. Harada , N. Meguro , T. Tada , Y. Koshio , K. Sakashita , M. Friend , T. Nakadaira , S. Nishimori , Y. Nagai

We report evidence of cyclotron resonance features from the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1806-20 in outburst, detected with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer in the spectrum of a long, complex precursor that preceded a strong burst. The features…

Betatron X-ray radiation in laser-plasma accelerators is produced when electrons are accelerated and wiggled in the laser-wakefield cavity. This femtosecond source, producing intense X-ray beams in the multi kiloelectronvolt range has been…

Current and next-generation particle tracking detectors will incorporate precision timing capabilities with resolutions approaching tens of picoseconds. Using Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations of Low-Gain Avalanche Diode…

Proposed fourth generation light sources using SASE FELs to generate short pulse, coherent, X-rays require demonstration of high brightness electron sources. The Gun Test Facility (GTF) at SLAC was built to test high brightness sources for…

The measurement of shifts in the energy of X-ray emission lines is important for understanding the electronic structure and physical properties of materials. In this study, we demonstrate a method using a synchrotron source to introduce…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-02-19 Tejas Guruswamy , Orlando Quaranta , Lisa Gades , Umeshkumar Patel , Antonino Miceli

Although accelerator technology has matured sufficiently, state-of-the-art X-ray linacs for radiotherapy and cargo-scanning capture merely 30-50% of the electrons from a thermionic cathode, requiring a higher cathode current and leaving…