TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vilella, E.
AU  - Alonso, O.
AU  - Trenado, J.
AU  - Vila, A.
AU  - Casanova, R.
AU  - Vos, M.
AU  - Garrido, L.
AU  - Dieguez, A.
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012//
TI  - A test beam setup for the characterization of the Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode technology for particle tracking
T2  - Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
JO  - Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A
SP  - 199
EP  - 204
VL  - 694
PB  - Elsevier Science Bv
KW  - The Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode (GAPD)
KW  - CMOS
KW  - EUDET/AIDA telescope
KW  - Schottky detector
KW  - Test beam
KW  - Trigger logic unit (TLU)
AB  - It is well known that avalanche photodiodes operated in the Geiger mode above the breakdown voltage offer a virtually infinite gain and time accuracy in the picosecond range that can be used for single photon detection. However, their performance in particle detection still remains unexplored. In this contribution, we are going to expose different steps that we have taken in order to prove the efficiency of the Geiger mode avalanche photodiodes in the aforementioned field. In particular, we will present a setup for the characterization of these sensors in a test beam. The expected results of the test beam at DESY and CERN have been simulated with Geant4 and will also be exposed.
SN  - 0168-9002
UR  - http://arxiv.org/abs/arXiv:1201.5802
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.08.026
DO  - 10.1016/j.nima.2012.08.026
LA  - English
N1  - WOS:000311020500029
ID  - Vilella_etal2012
ER  -