A METHOD FOR MEASURING THE LIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOTODETECTORS

Authors
SHARONOV MY
Citation
My. Sharonov, A METHOD FOR MEASURING THE LIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOTODETECTORS, Instruments and experimental techniques, 40(2), 1997, pp. 251-253
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation",Engineering
Journal title
Instruments and experimental techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
00204412
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
251 - 253
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-4412(1997)40:2<251:AMFMTL>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A simple method is proposed that provides high-precision measurements of the relative light characteristics of photodetectors and makes it p ossible to correct them. This method is applied to measuring the light characteristics of FEU-100, FEU-79, and FEU-62 photomultipliers. It i s shown that for FEU-100 and FEU-79, they are not linear in the entire range of the photomultiplier currents, A formula is proposed for the correction of the light characteristics of FEU-100 and FEU-79 that all ows the extension of their operating range by a factor of 50, with an error in the relationship between the current and the light flux withi n 1%.