An Educational Kit Based on a Modular Silicon Photomultiplier System
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.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- August 2013
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.1308.3622
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1308.3622
- Bibcode:
- 2013arXiv1308.3622A
- Keywords:
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- Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors;
- Physics - Physics Education