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Towards SiPM camera for current and future generations of Cherenkov telescopes

So far the current ground-based Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) have energy thresholds in the best case in the range of ~30 to 50 GeV (H.E.S.S. II and MAGIC telescopes). Lowest energy gamma-ray showers produce low light…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-21 Daniel Mazin , Priyadarshini Bangale , Julian Sitarek , Juan Cortina , David Fink , Jürgen Hose , Jose Maria Illa , Eckart Lorenz , Manel Martínez , Uta Menzel , Razmik Mirzoyan , Masahiro Teshima

Light-Trap: A SiPM Upgrade for VHE Astronomy and Beyond

Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy in the Very High Energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) regime has fast become one of the most interesting and productive sub-fields of astrophysics today. Utilizing the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique (IACT) to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-30 J. E. Ward , J. Cortina , D. Guberman

Characterisation of a large area silicon photomultiplier

This work illustrates and compares some methods to measure the most relevant parameters of silicon photo-multipliers (\sipm{}s), such as photon detection efficiency as a function of over-voltage and wavelength, dark count rate, optical…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-01-10 A. Nagai , C. Alispach , A. Barbano , V. Coco , D. della Volpe , M. Heller , T. Montaruli , S. Njoh , Y. Renier , I. Troyano-Pujadas

Measurements of efficiency, timing and response to irradiation for direct detection of charged particles with SiPMs

In this paper the efficiency of direct charged particle detection with different Silicon PhotoMultiplier (SiPM) sensors has been measured to be close to 100%. Time resolution of about 20 ps has also been confirmed for sensors with an active…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-11-04 F. Carnesecchi , B. Sabiu , B. R. Achari , N. Agrawal , A. Alici , P. Antonioli , S. Arcelli , C. Baldanza , F. Bellini , S. Bufalino , D. Cavazza , L. Cifarelli , G. Clai , M. Colocci , S. Durando , F. Ercolessi , G. Fabbri , D. Falchieri , C. Ferrero , A. Ficorella , U. Follo , M. Garbini , S. Geminiani , G. Gioachin , A. Gola , D. Hatzifotiadou , A. Khuntia , I. Lax , M. Maestrelli , A. Margotti , G. Malfattore , R. Nania , F. Noferini , L. Parellada-Monreal , M. Penna , O. Pinazza , R. Preghenella , M. Razza , R. Ricci , L. Rignanese , A. Rivetti , G. Romanenko , N. Rubini , E. Rovati , E. Scapparone , G. Scioli , S. Strazzi , S. Tomassini , C. Veri , A. Zichichi

Tip Avalanche Photodiode -- A new generation Silicon Photomultiplier based on non-planar technology

The Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) is a mature photodetector concept that is applied in a variety of applications ranging from medical imaging to automotive LiDAR systems. Over the last few years, improvements of the sensor performance are…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-10-21 Eugen Engelmann , Wolfgang Schmailzl , Peter Iskra , Florian Wiest , Elena Popova , Sergey Vinogradov

Study of Silicon Photomultiplier Performance in External Electric Fields

We report on the performance of silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) light sensors operating in electric field strength up to 30 kV/cm and at a temperature of 149K, relative to their performance in the absence of an external electric field. The…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-10-17 X. L. Sun , T. Tolba , G. F. Cao , P. Lv , L. J. Wen , A. Odian , F. Vachon , A. Alamre , J. B. Albert , G. Anton , I. J. Arnquist , I. Badhrees , P. S. Barbeau , D. Beck , V. Belov , T. Bhatta , F. Bourque , J. P. Brodsky , E. Brown , T. Brunner , A. Burenkov , L. Cao , W. R. Cen , C. Chambers , S. A. Charlebois , M. Chiu , B. Cleveland , M. Coon , M. Côté , A. Craycraft , W. Cree , J. Dalmasson , T. Daniels , L. Darroch , S. J. Daugherty , J. Daughhetee , S. Delaquis , A. Der Mesrobian-Kabakian , R. DeVoe , J. Dilling , Y. Y. Ding , M. J. Dolinski , A. Dragone , J. Echevers , L. Fabris , D. Fairbank , W. Fairbank , J. Farine , S. Feyzbakhsh , P. Fierlinger , R. Fontaine , D. Fudenberg , G. Gallina , G. Giacomini , R. Gornea , G. Gratta , E. V. Hansen , D. Harris , M. Heffner , E. W. Hoppe , J. Hößl , A. House , P. Hufschmidt , M. Hughes , Y. Ito , A. Iverson , A. Jamil , C. Jessiman , M. J. Jewell , X. S. Jiang , A. Karelin , L. J. Kaufman , D. Kodroff , T. Koffas , S. Kravitz , R. Krücken , A. Kuchenkov , K. S. Kumar , Y. Lan , A. Larson , D. S. Leonard , G. Li , S. Li , Z. Li , C. Licciardi , Y. H. Lin , R. MacLellan , T. Michel , M. Moe , B. Mong , D. C. Moore , K. Murray , R. J. Newby , Z. Ning , O. Njoya , F. Nolet , O. Nusair , K. Odgers , M. Oriunno , J. L. Orrell , G. S. Ortega , I. Ostrovskiy , C. T. Overman , S. Parent , A. Piepke , A. Pocar , J. -F. Pratte , D. Qiu , V. Radeka , E. Raguzin , T. Rao , S. Rescia , F. Retière , A. Robinson , T. Rossignol , P. C. Rowson , N. Roy , R. Saldanha , S. Sangiorgio , S. Schmidt , J. Schneider , D. Sinclair , K. Skarpaas VIII , A. K. Soma , G. St-Hilaire , V. Stekhanov , T. Stiegler , M. Tarka , J. Todd , T. I. Totev , R. Tsang , T. Tsang , B. Veenstra , V. Veeraraghavan , G. Visser , J. -L. Vuilleumier , M. Wagenpfeil , Q. Wang , J. Watkins , M. Weber , W. Wei , U. Wichoski , G. Wrede , S. X. Wu , W. H. Wu , Q. Xia , L. Yang , Y. -R. Yen , O. Zeldovich , J. Zhao , Y. Zhou , T. Ziegler

A Tracking Fiber Detector based on Silicon Photomultipliers for the Kaos Spectrometer

A tracking detector based on two meters long scintillating fibers read out by silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) is being developed for the Kaos spectrometer at the Mainz Microtron MAMI. Results from a prototype setup using 2 mm square fibers…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2011-06-22 P. Achenbach , J. Pochodzalla , S. Sánchez Majos

A simulation framework for SiPMs

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…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-04-15 J. Peña-Rodríguez , J. Förtsch , C. Pauly , K. -H. Kampert

SiPM behaviour under continuous light

This paper reports on the behaviour of Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) detectors under continuous light. Usually, the bias circuit of a SiPM has a resistor connected in series to it, which protects the sensor from drawing too high current.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-01-29 A. Nagai , C. Alispach , D. della Volpe , M. Heller , T. Montaruli , S. Njoh , Y. Reniera , I. Troyano-Pujadas

SiPM used as fast Photon-Counting Module and for Multiphoton Detection

We demonstrate fast counting and multiphoton detection abilities of a Silicon Photo Multiplier (SiPM). In fast counting mode we are able to detect two consecutive photons separated by only 2.3 ns corresponding to 430 MHz. The counting…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 P. Eraerds , M. Legre , A. Rochas , H. Zbinden , N. Gisin

Silicon Photomultipliers for High Energy Physics Detectors

In this paper I want to review the current status of development of multi-pixel silicon-based avalanche photo-diodes operated in Geiger mode, also known as Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM). Particular emphasis is given to the application of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-05-30 Erika Garutti

Design of a SiPM-based cluster for the Large Size Telescope camera of CTA

A Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM)-based photodetector is being built to demonstrate its feasibility for an alternative silicon-based camera design for the Large Size Telescope (LST) of the Cherenkov Telescope Array. It has been designed to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-29 M. Mallamaci , B. Baibussinov , G. Busetto , D. Corti , A. De Angelis , F. Di Pierro , M. Doro , L. Lessio , M. Mariotti , E. Prandini , R. Rando , P. Vallania , C. F. Vigorito

Measurement of Energy Resolution with the NEXT-White Silicon Photomultipliers

The NEXT-White detector, a high-pressure gaseous xenon time projection chamber, demonstrated the excellence of this technology for future neutrinoless double beta decay searches using photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) to measure energy and…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-08-19 T. Contreras , B. Palmeiro , H. Almazán , A. Para , G. Martínez-Lema , R. Guenette , C. Adams , V. Álvarez , B. Aparicio , A. I. Aranburu , L. Arazi , I. J. Arnquist , F. Auria-Luna , S. Ayet , C. D. R. Azevedo , K. Bailey , F. Ballester , M. del Barrio-Torregrosa , A. Bayo , J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez , F. I. G. M. Borges , A. Brodolin , N. Byrnes , S. Cárcel , A. Castillo , S. Cebrián , E. Church , L. Cid , C. A. N. Conde , F. P. Cossío , E. Dey , G. Díaz , T. Dickel , C. Echevarria , M. Elorza , J. Escada , R. Esteve , R. Felkai , L. M. P. Fernandes , P. Ferrario , A. L. Ferreira , F. W. Foss , Z. Freixa , J. García-Barrena , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , R. González , J. W. R. Grocott , J. Hauptman , C. A. O. Henriques , J. A. Hernando Morata , P. Herrero-Gómez , V. Herrero , C. Hervés Carrete , Y. Ifergan , B. J. P. Jones , F. Kellerer , L. Larizgoitia , A. Larumbe , P. Lebrun , F. Lopez , N. López-March , R. Madigan , R. D. P. Mano , A. P. Marques , J. Martín-Albo , M. Martínez-Vara , R. L. Miller , K. Mistry , J. Molina-Canteras , F. Monrabal , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , K. E. Navarro , P. Novella , A. Nuñez , D. R. Nygren , E. Oblak , J. Palacio , I. Parmaksiz , A. Pazos , J. Pelegrin , M. Pérez Maneiro , M. Querol , A. B. Redwine , J. Renner , I. Rivilla , C. Rogero , L. Rogers , B. Romeo , C. Romo-Luque , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , M. Seemann , I. Shomroni , P. A. O. C. Silva , A. Simón , S. R. Soleti , M. Sorel , J. Soto-Oton , J. M. R. Teixeira , S. Teruel-Pardo , J. F. Toledo , C. Tonnelé , J. Torrent , A. Trettin , A. Usón , P. R. G. Valle , J. F. C. A. Veloso , J. Waiton , A. Yubero-Navarro

Measurements of Cherenkov Photons with Silicon Photomultipliers

A novel photon detector, the Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM), has been tested in proximity focusing Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) counters that were exposed to cosmic-ray particles in Ljubljana, and a 2 GeV electron beam at the KEK research…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2010-03-04 S. Korpar , I. Adachi , H. Chagani , R. Dolenec , K. Hara , T. Iijima , P. Krizan , S. Nishida , R. Pestotnik , A. Stanovnik

Comparison of readout systems for high-rate silicon photo-multiplier applications

Recent years have shown an increased use of silicon photo-multipliers (SiPM) in experiments as they are of reasonable cost, have relatively low power consumption and are easily available in a variety of form factors allowing for a large…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-12-11 M. L. Wong , M. Kołodziej , K. Briggl , R. Hetzel , G. Korcyl , R. Lalik , A. Malige , A. Magiera , G. Ostrzołek , K. Rusiecka , A. Stahl , V. Urbanevych , M. Wiebusch , A. Wrońska

Construction and On-site Performance of the LHAASO WFCTA Camera

The focal plane camera is the core component of the Wide Field-of-view Cherenkov/fluorescence Telescope Array (WFCTA) of the Large High-Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO). Because of the capability of working under moonlight without…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-08-09 F. Aharonian , Q. An , Axikegu , L. X. Bai , Y. X. Bai , Y. W. Bao , D. Bastieri , X. J. Bi , Y. J. Bi , H. Cai , J. T. Cai , Z. Cao , Z. Cao , J. Chang , J. F. Chang , X. C. Chang , B. M. Chen , J. Chen , L. Chen , L. Chen , L. Chen , M. J. Chen , M. L. Chen , Q. H. Chen , S. H. Chen , S. Z. Chen , T. L. Chen , X. L. Chen , Y. Chen , N. Cheng , Y. D. Cheng , S. W. Cui , X. H. Cui , Y. D. Cui , B. Z. Dai , H. L. Dai , Z. G. Dai , Danzengluobu , D. della Volpe , B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli , X. J. Dong , J. H. Fan , Y. Z. Fan , Z. X. Fan , J. Fang , K. Fang , C. F. Feng , L. Feng , S. H. Feng , Y. L. Feng , B. Gao , C. D. Gao , Q. Gao , W. Gao , M. M. Ge , L. S. Geng , G. H. Gong , Q. B. Gou , M. H. Gu , J. G. Guo , X. L. Guo , Y. Q. Guo , Y. Y. Guo , Y. A. Han , H. H. He , H. N. He , J. C. He , S. L. He , X. B. He , Y. He , M. Heller , Y. K. Hor , C. Hou , X. Hou , H. B. Hu , S. Hu , S. C. Hu , X. J. Hu , D. H. Huang , Q. L. Huang , W. H. Huang , X. T. Huang , Z. C. Huang , F. Ji , X. L. Ji , H. Y. Jia , K. Jiang , Z. J. Jiang , C. Jin , D. Kuleshov , K. Levochkin , B. B. Li , C. Li , C. Li , F. Li , H. B. Li , H. C. Li , H. Y. Li , J. Li , K. Li , W. L. Li , X. Li , X. Li , X. R. Li , Y. Li , Y. Z. Li , Z. Li , Z. Li , E. W. Liang , Y. F. Liang , S. J. Lin , B. Liu , C. Liu , D. Liu , H. Liu , H. D. Liu , J. Liu , J. L. Liu , J. S. Liu , J. Y. Liu , M. Y. Liu , R. Y. Liu , S. M. Liu , W. Liu , Y. N. Liu , Z. X. Liu , W. J. Long , R. Lu , H. K. Lv , B. Q. Ma , L. L. Ma , X. H. Ma , J. R. Mao , A. Masood , W. Mitthumsiri , T. Montaruli , Y. C. Nan , B. Y. Pang , P. Pattarakijwanich , Z. Y. Pei , M. Y. Qi , D. Ruffolo , V. Rulev , A. Sáiz , L. Shao , O. Shchegolev , X. D. Sheng , J. R. Shi , H. C. Song , Yu. V. Stenkin , V. Stepanov , Q. N. Sun , X. N. Sun , Z. B. Sun , P. H. T. Tam , Z. B. Tang , W. W. Tian , B. D. Wang , C. Wang , H. Wang , H. G. Wang , J. C. Wang , J. S. Wang , L. P. Wang , L. Y. Wang , R. N. Wang , W. Wang , W. Wang , X. G. Wang , X. J. Wang , X. Y. Wang , Y. D. Wang , Y. J. Wang , Y. P. Wang , Z. Wang , Z. Wang , Z. H. Wang , Z. X. Wang , D. M. Wei , J. J. Wei , Y. J. Wei , T. Wen , C. Y. Wu , H. R. Wu , S. Wu , W. X. Wu , X. F. Wu , S. Q. Xi , J. Xia , J. J. Xia , G. M. Xiang , G. Xiao , H. B. Xiao , G. G. Xin , Y. L. Xin , Y. Xing , D. L. Xu , R. X. Xu , L. Xue , D. H. Yan , C. W. Yang , F. F. Yang , J. Y. Yang , L. L. Yang , M. J. Yang , R. Z. Yang , S. B. Yang , Y. H. Yao , Z. G. Yao , Y. M. Ye , L. Q. Yin , N. Yin , X. H. You , Z. Y. You , Y. H. Yu , Q. Yuan , H. D. Zeng , T. X. Zeng , W. Zeng , Z. K. Zeng , M. Zha , X. X. Zhai , B. B. Zhang , H. M. Zhang , H. Y. Zhang , J. L. Zhang , J. W. Zhang , L. Zhang , L. Zhang , L. X. Zhang , P. F. Zhang , P. P. Zhang , R. Zhang , S. R. Zhang , S. S. Zhang , X. Zhang , X. P. Zhang , Y. Zhang , Y. Zhang , Y. F. Zhang , Y. L. Zhang , B. Zhao , J. Zhao , L. Zhao , L. Z. Zhao , S. P. Zhao , F. Zheng , Y. Zheng , B. Zhou , H. Zhou , J. N. Zhou , P. Zhou , R. Zhou , X. X. Zhou , C. G. Zhu , F. R. Zhu , H. Zhu , K. J. Zhu , X. Zuo

Development of a blue-mirror multilayer coating on light concentrators for future SiPM cameras

Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) have a few advantages over conventional photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) used in imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. The first notable characteristic is their higher photon detection efficiency (PDE) of up…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-19 Akira Okumura , Junya Haga , Chiaki Inoue , Keiji Nishimoto , Kazuhiro Furuta , Hiroyasu Tajima

Development of a mini-PET Detector based on Silicon Photomultiplier Arrays for Plant Imaging Applications

A mini-PET style detector system is being developed for a plant imaging application with a compact array of silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) replacing position sensitive photomultipliers (PSPMT). In addition to compactness, the use of SiPMs…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2011-01-17 F. Barbosa , H. Dong , B. Kross , S. J. Lee , Y. Mack , J. McKisson , J. McKisson , A Weisenberger , W. Xi , C. Zorn , S. Majewsk , A. Stolin , C. R. Howell , A. S. Crowell , C. D. Reis , M. F. Smith

A-STEP: The AstroPix Sounding Rocket Technology Demonstration Payload

A next-generation medium-energy (100 keV to 100 MeV) gamma-ray observatory will greatly enhance the identification and characterization of multimessenger sources in the coming decade. Coupling gamma-ray spectroscopy, imaging, and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-06 Daniel P. Violette , Amanda Steinhebel , Abhradeep Roy , Ryan Boggs , Regina Caputo , David Durachka , Yasushi Fukazawa , Masaki Hashizume , Scott Hesh , Manoj Jadhav , Carolyn Kierans , Kavic Kumar , Shin Kushima , Richard Leys , Jessica Metcalfe , Zachary Metzler , Norito Nakano , Ivan Peric , Jeremy Perkins , Lindsey Seo , K. W. Taylor Shin , Nicolas Striebig , Yusuke Suda , Hiroyasu Tajima

Simulations of Photon Detection in SiPM Number-Resolving Detectors

Number-resolving single photon detectors are essential for the implementation of numerous innovative quantum information schemes. While several number-discriminating techniques have been previously presented, the Silicon Photo-Multiplier…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-30 L. Dovrat , M. Bakstein , D. Istrati , H. S. Eisenberg