Studies of visible light photon counters with fast preamplifiers

B. Abbot; D. Adams; M. Adams; E. Anderson; T. Armstrong; M. Atac; A. Baumbaugh; B. Baumbaugh; M. Binkley; J. Bishop; N. Biswas; A.D. Bross; C. Buchanan; N. Cason; R. Chaney; D. Chrisman; D. Cline; M. Corcoran; R. Davies; J. Elias; E. Fenyves; D. Finley; G.W. Foster; H. Goldberg; H. Hammack; A. Hasan; S. Heppelmann; J. Jaques; J. Kauffman; R. Kehoe; C. Kelley; M. Kelly; V. Kenney; R. Kephart; D. Koltick; J. Kolonko; K. Kondo; J. Kubic; I. Leedom; R.A. Lewis; R. Leitch; C. Lirakis; J. LoSecco; B. Lowery; J. Marchant; R. McCutcheon; R. McIlwain; S. Margulies; H. Mendez; F. Miere; H. Miettenen; R. Moore; R.J. Mountain; B. Oh; T. Okusawa; J. Orgeron; H. Paik; J. Park; J. Passaneau; M. Petroff; A. Pla-Dalmau; S. Reucroft; C. Rivetta; R. Ruchti; R. Scalise; J. Schmitz; W. Shephard; E. Shibata; J. Skeens; G.A. Smith; J. Solomon; K. Takikawa; S. Tkaczyk; W. Toothacker; V. Balamurali; D. Vandergriff; K. Vasavada; R. Wagner; J. Warchol; M. Wayne; J. Whitmore; T. Yasuda; IEEE

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Studies of visible light photon counters with fast preamplifiers

B. Abbot, D. Adams, M. Adams, E. Anderson, T. Armstrong, M. Atac, A. Baumbaugh, B. Baumbaugh, M. Binkley, J. Bishop, …

Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Vol.1, pp.369-373

1991

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.1991.258956

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Counting circuits

Electronic equipment testing

Helium

Laboratories

Logic testing

Optical fiber devices

Preamplifiers

Pulse measurements

Radiation detectors

Temperature control

Scintillating fiber tracking detectors are being developed for the SDC experiment at Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) and the upgrade of the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. The many attractive features of a fiber tracker include good position resolution, low occupancy, low mass in the active volume, and excellent resistance to radiation damage. An additional important feature, especially at the SSC, is the intrinsically prompt response time of a scintillating fiber. The photodetector of choice is the visible light phonon counter (VLPC), a device which combines high rate capability with high quantum efficiency at visible wavelengths. To realize the high rate capability of the VLPC requires the implementation of a suitable, fast preamplifier. Until recently, studies of fibers and VLPCs with radioactive sources and cosmic rays have been performed under low rate conditions using transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs). The authors report on the response characteristics of a fiber-VLPC system coupled to a variety of fast preamplifiers, including QPA02, VTX, and TVC devices. Their performance is compared with that of a transimpedance amplifier.

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Title: Studies of visible light photon counters with fast preamplifiers
Author/Creator: B. Abbot - Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
D. Adams - Rice University
M. Adams - University of Illinois at Chicago
E. Anderson - Rockwell Automation
T. Armstrong - Pennsylvania State University
M. Atac - University of California, Los Angeles
A. Baumbaugh - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
B. Baumbaugh - University of Notre Dame
M. Binkley - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
J. Bishop - University of Illinois at Chicago
N. Biswas - University of Notre Dame
A.D. Bross - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
C. Buchanan - University of California, Los Angeles
N. Cason - University of Notre Dame
R. Chaney - University of Dallas
D. Chrisman - University of California, Los Angeles
D. Cline - University of California, Los Angeles
M. Corcoran - Rice University
R. Davies - University of St. Thomas, Physics
J. Elias - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
E. Fenyves - University of Dallas
D. Finley - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
G.W. Foster - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
H. Goldberg - University of Illinois at Chicago
H. Hammack - University of Dallas
A. Hasan - Pennsylvania State University
S. Heppelmann - Pennsylvania State University
J. Jaques - University of Notre Dame
J. Kauffman - University of Dallas
R. Kehoe - University of Notre Dame
C. Kelley - MCPHS University
M. Kelly - University of Notre Dame
V. Kenney - University of Notre Dame
R. Kephart - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
D. Koltick - Purdue University System
J. Kolonko - University of California, Los Angeles
K. Kondo - University of Tsukuba
J. Kubic - University of California, Los Angeles
I. Leedom - Universidad del Noreste
R.A. Lewis - Pennsylvania State University
R. Leitch - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
C. Lirakis - Universidad del Noreste
J. LoSecco - University of Notre Dame
B. Lowery - University of Dallas
J. Marchant - University of Notre Dame
R. McCutcheon - Rockwell Automation
R. McIlwain - Purdue University System
S. Margulies - University of Illinois at Chicago
H. Mendez - University of Illinois at Chicago
F. Miere - Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
H. Miettenen - Rice University
R. Moore - Pennsylvania State University
R.J. Mountain - University of Notre Dame
B. Oh - Pennsylvania State University
T. Okusawa - Universidad del Noreste
J. Orgeron - University of Dallas
H. Paik - University of Indianapolis
J. Park - University of California, Los Angeles
J. Passaneau - Pennsylvania State University
M. Petroff - Rockwell Automation
A. Pla-Dalmau
S. Reucroft - Universidad del Noreste
C. Rivetta - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
R. Ruchti - University of Notre Dame
R. Scalise - Pennsylvania State University
J. Schmitz - Purdue University System
W. Shephard - University of Notre Dame
E. Shibata - Purdue University System
J. Skeens - Rice University
G.A. Smith - Pennsylvania State University
J. Solomon - University of Illinois at Chicago
K. Takikawa - University of Tsukuba
S. Tkaczyk - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
W. Toothacker - Pennsylvania State University
V. Balamurali - University of Notre Dame
D. Vandergriff - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
K. Vasavada - University of Indianapolis
R. Wagner - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
J. Warchol - Universidad del Noreste
M. Wayne - University of Notre Dame
J. Whitmore
T. Yasuda - Universidad del Noreste
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Publication Details: Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Vol.1, pp.369-373
Publisher: IEEE
Academic Unit: Physics
Language: English
Resource Type: Conference proceeding
Record Identifier: 991015178398003691

Studies of visible light photon counters with fast preamplifiers

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