An Educational Kit Based on a Modular Silicon Photomultiplier System

2013/08/16 by V. Arosio, Arosio, V., M. Caccia +19 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies #Particle Detector Development and Performance #Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies #physics.ed-ph #physics.ins-det

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1308.3622

arxiv created 2014/06/30 · arxiv updated 2014/07/01

Abstract

Silicon Photo-Multipliers (SiPM) are state of the art light detectors with unprecedented single photon sensitivity and photon number resolving capability, representing a breakthrough in several fundamental and applied Science domains. An educational experiment based on a SiPM set-up is proposed in this article, guiding the student towards a comprehensive knowledge of this sensor technology while experiencing the quantum nature of light and exploring the statistical properties of the light pulses emitted by a LED.

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