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<p>The hybrid photodetector (HPD) is a photomultiplier tube combined with the semiconductor device within the vacuum. The photoelectrons emitted from the photocathode directly hit the semiconductor enabling efficient electron multiplication with low noise and symmetric output pulse. These properties make a hybrid photodetector a good solution for photon-counting applications. At the Satellite Laser Ranging Station of the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Latvia, the hybrid photodetector characteristics were evaluated for SLR applications, including multiphoton mode and time-walk compensation.</p>
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The hybrid photodetector (HPD) is a photomultiplier tube combined with the semiconductor device within the vacuum. The photoelectrons emitted from the photocathode directly hit the semiconductor enabling efficient electron multiplication with low noise and symmetric output pulse. These properties make a hybrid photodetector a good solution for photon-counting applications. At the Satellite Laser Ranging Station of the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Latvia, the hybrid photodetector characteristics were evaluated for SLR applications, including multiphoton mode and time-walk compensation.

Characterisation of Hybrid Photodetector Signals for Satellite Laser Ranging Application

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

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The hybrid photodetector (HPD) is a photomultiplier tube combined with the semiconductor device within the vacuum. The photoelectrons emitted from the...

Characterisation of Hybrid Photodetector Signals for Satellite Laser Ranging Application

Published Online: Jul 18, 2024

Page range: 58 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lpts-2024-0027

Keywords
Photodetectors, satellite laser ranging, time walk

© 2024 K. Salmins et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Characterisation of Hybrid Photodetector Signals for Satellite Laser Ranging Application

Published Online: Jul 18, 2024

Page range: 58 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lpts-2024-0027

KeywordsPhotodetectors, satellite laser ranging, time walk

© 2024 K. Salmins et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Photodetectors, satellite laser ranging, time walk