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

本文提出了一种用于天文学的高灵敏度高速红外光子计数光度计的设计和结构。 该传感器是一个边缘照明固态光电倍增管（EISSPM）检测器。该仪器系统将使新的研究不可能与其他探测器。 这些机制包括：脉冲星发射机制。该仪器系统将满足以下要求：亚微秒时间响应高达1兆赫兹，宽带灵敏度为1至5微米，高量子效率（40%）和光子计数性能。 该仪器包将与现有的几个望远镜接口，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.