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Power supplies

This guide provides information on power supply options for APDs, PMs, and signal amplifiers, including characteristics and recommended models.

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Power supplies

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  1. Power supplies • Will need power supplies to power : • APDs • PMs • Silicon PMs • Signal amplifiers.

  2. Characteristics:of power requirements. • -12 v;  -6v;  + 6 v    1 A each for amplifiers. • Up to 2kV, positive and negative, from 0 up in at least 1V increment for APD, 2-3mA (for 2-3) • Up to 1.5kV, 10mA for PMT (all 6) • All of above should have the smallest ripple voltage possible (around 1-4 mV)

  3. High Voltage power supplies • Model 556 from ametek-online.com • Double-NIM crate size, from ±10 to ±3000V, 2 output channels. • 10 mA, output voltage remotely controlled by applying from 0 to 6.5V, noise <10mV • Not a smooth voltage increments but rather a step change on voltage – not good for APDs but sufficient for PMT • Current price as of 7/4/2003 - $1615.00

  4. HV power supplies • J4-2P and J4-2N from Matsusada Precision Inc. • 2P – positive 2000V, 2N – negative 2kV. Ripple of 2mV. 2mA output current. • Voltage regulated by multi-turn built-in potentiometer or remotely. • Recommended for APD. • Non-standard size. • Current price as of 3/26/2003 is $252.00 (on picture it’s the left unit)

  5. Low Voltage power supplies • S7-001 Herbach&Rademan power supply (www.herbach.com) • 0 - ±30V (positive and negative simultaneously, 0.5mV ripple RMS. Current limit 5A. • Regulated. Dual Panel meters. • Current price is $238.95

  6. APD • Box design for cooling the APD using the peltier elements. This method will require a current of few Amps (up to 3-5A) to get the APD down to about –40 degrees Celsius. (doesn’t require very stable power supply. Can use a spare AT computer power supply.) #4 #3 above shows the housing of APD and not the actual box which will the shows later.

  7. Peltier Elements • Low-cost – about $35 per each element or less • Allows good temperature control, as precise as 0.1 degree at around 20oC, • Performance and precision somewhat degrade at negative temperatures because the element will require a large current ( 5A) in that range, which is not easy to control.

  8. Box design • The box design of the APD allows up to two peltier elements for better control and allowing to achieve lower temperatures (theoretically down to –30o C or even lower if 4 elements are used stacked. • Usage of 2 elements allows to minimize currents for better controllability and stability. above shows the right and left sides of the box that are just smooth surfaces.

  9. Box Design • The front side allows two standard optical connectors to be used for greater flexibility of the design.

  10. Box Design • Bottom and top parts of the box allow the connectors and holders and the amplifier box to be attached.

  11. #13 Box Design #8 • This is an “artistic” representation of the box that will have APD inside and the box with pre-amplifier (which is not being cooled as of current scheme but the ability to do this has been integrated into this particular design). #6 #5

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