EISSPM: A Sensitive High-Speed Infrared Photon-counting Photometer for Astronomy

EISSPM：用于天文学的灵敏高速红外光子计数光度计

• 批准号: 9986898
• 负责人: Stephen Eikenberry
• 金额: $ 19.86万
• 依托单位: Cornell University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-06-15 至 2003-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9986898&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EISSPM; Sensitive; Speed; Infrared; Photon

9986898EikenberryThe design and construction of a sensitive high-speed infrared photon-counting photometer for astronomy is proposed. The sensor is an edge-illuminated solid-state photomultiplier (EISSPM) detector.This instrument system will enable new studies not possible with prevous detectors. These include: pulsar emission mechanisms., searches for yung pulsars in the galactic plane and a variety of a periodic high-speed variability of astrophysical sources.The instrument system will satisfy these requirements: sub-microsecond time response to as high as 1 Mega hz, broad-band sensitivity of 1 to 5 microns, high quantum efficiency (40%), and photon counting performance. This instrument package will interface with several existing telescopes to produce high quality, important scientific data.

提出了一种用于天文学的灵敏高速红外光子计数光度计的设计和构造。该传感器是一个边缘照明固态光电倍增管（EISSPM）探测器。该仪器系统将使以前的探测器无法进行的新研究成为可能。这些包括：脉冲星发射机制。在银河平面上寻找年轻脉冲星和各种周期性高速变化的天体物理源。仪器系统将满足以下要求：亚微秒时间响应高达1兆赫兹，1至5微米的宽带灵敏度，高量子效率（40%）和光子计数性能。该仪器包将与几个现有的望远镜接口，以产生高质量，重要的科学数据。