A simple model for multiple coincidence SiPM dark noise

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contents Silicon photomultipliers are photon sensors based on an array of pixels, each consisting of a single photon avalanche photodiode (SPAD). Reading of the array is not done on a single-pixel basis, but all pixels are read simultaneously. Because of thermal agitation and other phenomena, each pixel can fire even in the dark with a small but not zero probability of adding to the output signal a fixed current. Each pixel has an average random event rate, and the dark noise rate is due to the sum of any pixel contribution. Statistically, two or more pixels may fire simultaneously, giving a current signal equal to the sum of the pixels involved. This eventuality has a lower probability of a more significant number of fired pixels. This paper aims to find simple formulas that relate dark noise and the rate of having multiple multiplicity events.
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spellingShingle A simple model for multiple coincidence SiPM dark noise
Bocci, Valerio
Instrumentation and Detectors
Silicon photomultipliers are photon sensors based on an array of pixels, each consisting of a single photon avalanche photodiode (SPAD). Reading of the array is not done on a single-pixel basis, but all pixels are read simultaneously. Because of thermal agitation and other phenomena, each pixel can fire even in the dark with a small but not zero probability of adding to the output signal a fixed current. Each pixel has an average random event rate, and the dark noise rate is due to the sum of any pixel contribution. Statistically, two or more pixels may fire simultaneously, giving a current signal equal to the sum of the pixels involved. This eventuality has a lower probability of a more significant number of fired pixels. This paper aims to find simple formulas that relate dark noise and the rate of having multiple multiplicity events.
title A simple model for multiple coincidence SiPM dark noise
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.16605