Novel single photon detectors for UV imaging

Fonte, P; Francke, T; Pavlopoulos, N; Peskov, VLADIMIR; Rodionov, I

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2005.08.002

Novel single photon detectors for UV imaging

Fonte P., Francke T., Pavlopoulos N., Peskov V., Rodionov I.

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, vol.553, no.1-2, pp.30-34, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 553 Issue: 1-2
Publication Date: 2005
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.08.002
Journal Name: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.30-34
Keywords: UV, photon, imaging, RPC gaseous, detector, PLATE AVALANCHE CHAMBER, PHOTOCATHODES, EMISSION, RPCS
Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this study we present an UV single-photon imaging detector based on a thin-gap Resistive Plate Chamber, featuring a very good position resolution of 30 mu m in a digital readout mode and a reasonable quantum efficiency of 0.3-8% in the spectral interval 200-140nm. These detectors are inherently spark-protected and can operate without feedback problems at gas gains up to 10(5).