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Evolution of Solid State Photon Detectors for Single Photon Detection

Explore the advancements in Pixelated Photon Detectors (PPD) and Geiger-mode APD arrays for precise photon counting, noise rates, and temperature dependencies. Learn about afterpulsing effects, efficiency measurements, and large-scale applications like T2K experiment and ECAL tile readouts.

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Evolution of Solid State Photon Detectors for Single Photon Detection

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  1. Status and perspectives ofsolid state photon detectors for single photon detectionPixelated Photon Detector (PPD) Junji Haba, KEK

  2. What is PPD? • Proposed generic name in the PD07 workshop held in Kobe for • Multipixel Geiger-mode APD array referred formerly and differently as • SiPM (MEPHI/PULSAR, MPI, ITCirst) • MGPD (CALICE) • MRS-APD(CPTA) • PSiPs(aPeak) • G-APD(Dubna/Mikron) • SPM(SensL) • MPPC(HPK) ………. • A novel and unique solid state sensor which can count photon. RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  3. Being developed over the world RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  4. Primary building block, GM-APD. Geiger mode APD Many variations which almost characterize the performance of APD, Noise rate, Spectral response …… n- epi Example of CMS APD(HPK) RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  5. GM-APD operation sequence  ID • Ready • CD charged to VBIAS • Swithch ON period • Avalanche triggered (by photon) • CD discharged to VBD with t=RSCD • ID grows to (VBIAS-VBD)/RQ • Recharging period • Switch turned off • CD is recharged from VBD to VBIAS with t=RQCD • Ready for the next RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  6. Output signal characteristics Imax~(VBIAS-VBD)/RQ t=RSCD ID • t=RQCD Gain = Q / e = Imax*t / e = (VBIAS-VBD)CD / e RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  7. Typical raw signals Otono @PD07 RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  8. Gain scaling 3×106 106 15℃ • 25 oC • 20 oC • 15 oC 20℃ 1×106 25℃ 68.4 69.6 VOV = VBIAS - VBD VBIAS RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  9. Temperature dependence in VBD Otono @PD07 Temperature RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  10. Afterpulsing • Some portion of carriers generated in an avalanche would be trapped in lattice defects and then released with triggering another avalanche. NC = No. of carriers = Gain Pt = Trap probability t = Trap lifetime Pav = Geiger discharge probability Low gain, low Pt, or long t gives low Pap RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  11. Afterpulsing probability RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  12. Afterpulsing time constant Tempeature dependence as expected Otono @JPS07 RQ should be chosen for this time scale RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  13. Multipixel GM-APD array PPD 100 – 1600 pix 1mm GM-APD Quench resistor 20 x 20 pix Bias bus RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  14. Photon counting with PPD g -Vbias   GM-APD output Quench resistor g Q Q Musienko @PD07 2Q Photon counting possible with a clearly quantized signal RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  15. Counting much easier PMT RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  16. Photon detection efficiency 1600 pixel Sensitivity (arbitrary) y-point (2mm pitch) One pixel x-point (2mm pitch) • Photon Detection Efficinecy (PDE) is determined byPDE = egeom Q.E.  egeiger egeom :fill factor Q.E. : wave length dependent egeiger: Bisa voltage dependent • 25 oC • 20 oC • 15 oC Laser spot scan RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  17. PDE measurement (DC mode) Standard method for PMT Q.E. DC mode setup movable stage Monochro-meter IMPPC filter A Ref. PD A halogenlamp IPD MPPC pin hole QE of the reference PD is known. Photon counting with PD impossible. Light shield box RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  18. PDE measurement DC vs pulse MPPC 400 pix 50mm MPPC (pulse) (DC) DC may have ~30% fake contribution from afterpulsing/cross talk, (depending on VBIAS) Yamaoka@JPS07 Afterpulsing and cross talk should be taken into account. RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  19. Cross talk among pixels Otono @PD07 VOV Weak dependence on T Cross talk \ Gain * PDE’ RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  20. Noise rate Over 300 sample of HPK 400 pix50mm. Rather good example. 1p.e Noise (kHz) Gomi @JPS07 Simple scaler count may contain some afterpulse. Gomi @PD07 RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  21. Noise @ low temperature Otono @PD07 VOV RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  22. Irraditation effect – g ray RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

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  24. Irradiation effect - proton RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  25. Non-linearity • Fatal non-linearity due to finite number of pixels. • Limits the dynamic range for calorimeter application. • Very fast recovery (~ 5 nsec) could relieve the deficit. • (each can count several photons !) HPK 1600pix Sudo @ JPS07 Uozumi@VCI2007 RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  26. Recovery time evaluated by afterpulse • t=RQCD Oide@JPS2007 RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  27. Two large scale applications in progress Scintillator+WLS fiber configuration • T2K experiment • On and Off axis detectors • ILC CALICE collaboration • HCAL scintillator tile calorimeter • ECAL tile/strip fiber readout 10k sample have already been examined in those porjects RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  28. T2K application Yokoyama@SLAC seminar RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  29. SiPM tile fibre system • SiPM developed by MPEPHI/PUSAR • Gain ~106, bias ~ 50 V, size 1 mm2, 1156 pixels • Eff (green) ~ 15%, quenching R ~ 1 – 10 M • SiPM tile fibre system integration: ITEP • 3x3x0.5 cm3 tiles from UNIPLAST, Russia • WLS fibre Kuraray Y11(300) 1mm • Matted edges, 2% light xtalk per edge • Faces covered with EM mirror foil F. Sfkow @PD07

  30. Tile HCAL testbeam prototype • 1 cubic metre • 38 layers, 2cm steel plates • 8000 tiles with SiPMs • Electronics based on CALICE ECAL design, common back-end and DAQ ASICs: LAL Boards: DESY DAQ: UK DESY DESY, Hamburg U, ITEP, MEPHI, LPI (Moscow) Northern Illinois LAL, Orsay Prague UK groups Tile sizes optimized for cost reasons F. Sfkow @PD07

  31. R&D for the applications in Cherenkov detector • Super-Bellle R&D • 1x1 to 3x3 mm2 are being studied (HPK) • Light collection system HERA-B • S. Korpar’s talk • Cosmic gamma ray telescope • Successful trial by MAGIC collaboration • Lorentz’s talk RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  32. SuperBelle R&D Yamaoka@JPS07 RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  33. 顕微鏡写真 受光面に関して、3mmと1mmとはほぼ同じに見えている H-１ｍｍ H-３ｍｍ RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  34. 3. Test Installation of 4 MPPC in front Of the MAGIC camera Trigger by air shower C-light Comparison of signal in neighbor Pmt cells (9 cm**2) With 4 g-apd pixels (0.36 cm**2) Readout by 2 Ghz F-ADC E. Lorentz @PD07 For MAGIC collaboration

  35. Future improvements expected • Larger PDE • Wider Area • Lower Noise • Less crosstalk • Wider dynamic range • (and really cheaper price) RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  36. Larger PDE Higher fill factor is a key • MRS(Metal Resitive Semiconductor) APD (CPTA) • Backside illumination &Drift (MPI) RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  37. Wider area devices • 1.3mm to 3 mm device test in progress at several places. • Higher noise though, as expected. • Light collection. • Drift type device (MPI) S. Korpar@this WS H.G. Moser @PD7 RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  38. Less noise • Thinner epi layer (compromise long l sensitivity though) • Less defects. Epi quality or gettering technology. RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  39. Less crosstalks • Separation trenches can help to reduce crosstalk rate. • There may be a side effect. Yamamoto@PD07 C. Piemonte@FNAL seminar RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  40. Summary • Multi pixel Geiger mode APD array is a very promising device for many fields where a detection of a few photons are critical. • We need a generic name for this devices like “PMT”. Let’s call them as “PPD”. • PPD for Imaging like RICH is being developed extensively. Wider area and lower noise at the same time are the key. RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

  41. PDE measurement CW vs pulse Measured with photocurrent. From HPK catalogue Afterpulsing and cross talk should be taken into account. RICH2007 @Trieste Junji Haba, KEK

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