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Characterization of a high efficiency silicon photomultiplier for millisecond to sub-microsecond astrophysical transient searches
Siyang Li, George F. Smoot
We characterized the S14160-3050HS Multi-Pixel Photon Counter (MPPC), a high efficiency, single channel silicon photomultiplier manufactured by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. All measure…
On-sky silicon photomultiplier detector performance measurements for millisecond to sub-microsecond optical source variability studies
Albert Wai Kit Lau, Mehdi Shafiee, George F. Smoot +3
In our Ultra-Fast Astronomy (UFA) program, we aim to improve measurements of variability of astronomical targets on millisecond and shorter time scales. In this work, we present in…
Characterization of a silicon photomultiplier for the Ultra-Fast Astronomy telescope
Siyang Li, George F. Smoot
We characterized the S13360-3050CS Multi-Pixel Photon Counter (MPPC), a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) manufactured by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.. Measurements were obtained inside a…
Program objectives and specifications for the Ultra-Fast Astronomy observatory
Siyang Li, George F. Smoot, Bruce Grossan +4
We present program objectives and specifications for the first generation Ultra-Fast Astronomy (UFA) observatory which will explore a new astrophysical phase space by characterizin…
Detector Characterization of a Near-Infrared Discrete Avalanche Photodiode 5x5 Array for Astrophysical Observations
Siyang Li, Jérôme Maire, Maren Cosens +1
We present detector characterization of a state-of-the-art near-infrared (950nm - 1650 nm) Discrete Avalanche Photodiode detector (NIRDAPD) 5x5 array. We designed an experimental s…