@article{bf96da91102f4b0a966a80912ffc538a,
title = "Localized field reduction and rate limitation in visible light photon counters",
abstract = "We observe the effect of localized field reduction (LFR) in visible light photon counters (VLPCs) by measuring the bias current of the device after a light pulse, and find it consistent with being produced by avalanches that have an average transverse dimension of ≈12 μm2. The characteristic recovery time for the device after an avalanche is measured to be ≈3.5 ms, and is a function of bias voltage and temperature. A simple model is presented to describe the performance drop of the VLPCs with rate as a consequence of LFR.",
author = "A. Bross and J. Estrada and P. Rubinov and C. Garcia and B. Hoeneisen",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank the U.S. Department of Energy and Fermilab for support. Fermilab is operated by the Universities Research Association Inc. under Contract No. DE-AC02-76CH03000 with the United States Department of Energy. The authors acknowledge the help of our colleagues: Dr. George Ginther and the D{\O} VLPC cassette team, the D{\O} mechanical and electrical engineering groups, and thank Professor Tom Ferbel for comments on this letter.",
year = "2004",
month = dec,
day = "13",
doi = "10.1063/1.1835558",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s",
volume = "85",
pages = "6025--6027",
journal = "Applied Physics Letters",
issn = "0003-6951",
number = "24",
}