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

9986898 Eikenberry提出了一种用于天文测量的灵敏高速红外光子计数光度计的设计和结构。该传感器是一种边缘照明固态光电倍增管(EISSPM)探测器。该仪器系统将使新的研究成为可能，而以前的探测器是不可能的。这些包括：脉冲星发射机制，寻找银河系平面内的永脉冲星和各种周期性的高速变化天体物理源。仪器系统将满足这些要求：高达1兆赫兹的亚微秒时间响应，1至5微米的宽带灵敏度，高量子效率(40%)，以及光子计数性能。这套仪器将与几台现有的望远镜对接，以产生高质量的重要科学数据。

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.