Detection probabilities for photon-counting avalanche photodiodes applied to a laser radar system

Arrays of photon-counting avalanche photodiodes with time-resolved readout can improve the performance of three-dimensional laser radars. A comparison of the detection and false-alarm probabilities for detectors in linear mode and in Geiger mode is shown. With low background radiation their performance is comparable. It is shown that in both cases it will be necessary to process several laser shots of the same scene to improve detection and reduce the false-alarm rate. Additional calculations show that the linear mode detector is much better at detecting targets behind semitransparent obscurations such as vegetation and camouflage nets.     

Ultralow-noise readout circuit with an avalanche photodiode: toward a photon-number-resolving detector

The charge-integration readout circuit was fabricated to achieve an ultralow-noise preamplifier for photoelectrons generated in an avalanche photodiode with linear mode operation at 77 K. To reduce the various kinds of noise, the capacitive transimpedance amplifier was used and consisted of low-capacitance circuit elements that were cooled with liquid nitrogen. As a result, the readout noise is equal to 3.0 electrons averaged for a period of 40 ms. We discuss the requirements for avalanche photodiodes to achieve photon-number-resolving detectors below this noise level.     

利用线阵CCD非接触测量材料变形量的方法

用线阵CCD作为光电传感器非接触测量材料拉伸过程中的变形量，不但比常规的引伸计测量的方法更客观，而且可以测量材料拉伸变形到断的全过程。该方法能在X和Y两上方向上同时测量材料变形量，可以获得材料在实验的全过程中两上方向的“应力－应变”关系曲线。采用CCD拼接技术，测量精度可达到1μm，测量范围80mm。     

Adaptive image interpolation for full-field digital x-ray mammography

Some full-field digital x-ray mammography systems use multiple abutted two-dimensional detectors. Gaps between adjacent detectors produce seams in the composite image. We develop an adaptive linear interpolation method for estimation of missing data in the seams. In this method, the interpolation path is determined on the basis of the similarity between adjacent subimage boundary profiles. In experiments with phantom images and clinical mammograms, the adaptive method performed significantly better than the conventional linear interpolation.     

Thermodynamic performance of the 3-stage ADR for the Astro-H Soft-X-ray Spectrometer instrument

The Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS) instrument (Mitsuda et al., 2010) [1] on Astro-H (Takahashi et al., 2010) [2] will use a 3-stage ADR (Shirron et al., 2012) to cool the microcalorimeter array to 50 mK. In the primary operating mode, two stages of the ADR cool the detectors using superfluid helium at ⩽1.20 K as the heat sink (Fujimoto et al., 2010). In the secondary mode, which is activated when the liquid helium is depleted, the ADR uses a 4.5 K Joule–Thomson cooler as its heat sink. In this mode, all three stages operate together to continuously cool the (empty) helium tank and single-shot cool the detectors. The flight instrument – dewar, ADR, detectors and electronics – were integrated in 2014 and have since undergone extensive performance testing. This paper presents a thermodynamic analysis of the ADR’s operation, including cooling capacity, heat rejection to the heat sinks, and various measures of efficiency.     

A versatile data acquisition system for time resolved X-ray scattering using gas proportional detectors with delay line readout

A data acquisition system for time resolved X-ray scattering experiments using linear, quadrant or area gas proportional detectors with delay line readout based on commercially available hardware (National Instruments) is described. The system can easily be configured for recording data from point detectors (e.g. photomultipliers and photodiodes) and/or ancillary data only. Applications involving measurements with two different types of time to digital converters illustrate the features and performances of the system.     

Dual-optical-mode near-field scanning optical microscopy

The simultaneous operation of near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) in reflection and transmission modes is demonstrated. In the transmission mode, a low-noise, large-area silicon photodetector was mounted between the piezoelectric transducer scanning stage and the sample. In the reflection mode, either a photomultiplier tube or two large-area silicon detectors was used for signal collection. The reflection-mode setup consisting of two silicon detectors provides a large numerical aperture of 0.9 as well as symmetrical detection of emitting photons. The dielectric thin films and the light-emitting polymers were used to demonstrate the capability of these two modes of NSOM. A comparison between these two different setups is also presented.     

High resolution silicon detectors for colliding beam physics

Resolution and linearity of the position measurement of Pisa multi-electrode silicon detectors are presented. The detectors are operated in slightly underdepleted mode and take advantage of their intrinsic resistivity for resistive charge partition between adjacent strips. 22 μm resolution is achieved with readout lines spaced 300 μm. Possible applications in colliding beam experiments for the detection of secondary vertices are discussed.     

Controlled Lateral Shifts

When using detector arrays for image evaluation, differences in the sensitivity or the non-linear characteristic of individual detectors limit contrast resolution, especially if temporal changes of detector performance are involved. It is shown in this paper that it is possible to measure the momentary individual detector performances with the help of quick lateral shifts between detector array and image distribution. For linear detectors one shift per image dimension is necessary. Allowance for sensitivity differences results in the calculation of relative illuminance distributions. For non-linear detectors, two shifts per image dimension are necessary, and relative contrasts of the image distribution can be calculated.     

红外热探测器陶瓷的进展

本文综述了红外热探测器的原理及相关的热释电陶瓷，对不同材料的性能作了比较，并介绍了红外热探测器的介电式工作模式和相应材料的性能。     

Method of target detection in images by moment analysis of correlation peaks

Automatic target detection and recognition in images often is attempted by use of a linear correlation filter (matched filter), whose output is interpreted by a single pointwise detector (detection based on only one point). I examine a technique for significantly improving the performance of this target detection approach by supplementing the pointwise detector with several neighborhood correlation peak detectors (detection based on a domain of many points extending over much of the peak). The neighborhood detectors extract peak shape information through a moment analysis of correlation plane peaks. I describe the design of statistically quasi-optimal correlation peak discriminators based on second-order geometric moments.     

Development of a diffraction-type optical triangulation sensor

We propose a diffraction-type optical triangulation sensor based on the diffraction theorem and the laser triangulation method. The advantage of the proposed sensor is that it obtains not only the linear displacement of a moving object but also its three angular motion errors. The developed sensor is composed mainly of a laser source, two quadrant detectors, and a reflective diffraction grating. The reflective diffraction grating can reflect the incident laser beam into several diffractive rays, and two quadrant detectors were set up for detecting the position of 0- and + 1-order diffraction rays. According to the optical triangulation relationship between the spatial incident angles of a laser beam and the output coordinates of two quadrant detectors, the displacement and the three angular motion errors of a moving object can be obtained simultaneously.     

An investigation of the concentration dependence and response to analyte mixtures of carbon black/insulating organic polymer composite vapor detectors

The responses relative to an air background of carbon black/polymer composite vapor detectors have been determined as a function of the concentration of a homologous series of alcohols (n-CnH2n+1OH, 1 < or = n < or = 8), a homologous series of alkanes (n-CnH2n+2, 5 < or = n < or = 10 and n = 12, 14), and a set of diverse solvent vapors. In all cases, the steady-state relative differential resistance responses, delta R/Rb, of the carbon black/polymer composite vapor detectors were well-described by a linear relationship with respect to the analyte partial pressure, at least over the tested concentration range (P/P degree = 0.005-0.03, where P degree is the vapor pressure of the analyte). When two vapors in air were simultaneously presented to the detectors, the delta R/Rb response, relative to an air background, was the sum of the delta R/Rb values obtained when each analyte was exposed separately to the carbon black/polymer composite detectors under study. Similarly, when an analyte was exposed to the detectors on top of a background level of another analyte, the delta R/Rb values of the array of detectors were very close to those obtained when the test analyte was exposed to the detectors only in the presence of background air. The initial training requirements from the array response output data of such detectors are minimized because the delta R/Rb response pattern produced by the analyte of concern can be associated uniquely with that odor, under the conditions explored in this work.     

Radiation dose from 3D rotational X-ray imaging: organ and effective dose with conversion factors

The purpose of this study was to measure organ doses and the effective dose (ED) using a three-dimensional rotational X-ray (3D-RX) system and to determine the ED conversion factor from the dose area product (DAP) for skull, spine and biliary protocols. A commercial 3D-RX imaging system was used to simulate the protocols with the adult female anthropomorphic phantom. Twenty MOSFET detectors were used to measure the absorbed doses at various organ locations. The ED was calculated for each protocol and the corresponding DAP was obtained. The skin dose was the highest for all the protocols. The second highest organ doses were those of the brain for the skull, the intestine for the spine and the kidney for the biliary protocol. The ED was 0.4-0.9, 4.2-8.4 and 3.2-4.6 mSv, and the ED conversion factor was 0.06-0.09, 0.18-0.31 and 0.13-0.23 mSv Gy(-1) cm(-2) for each protocol, respectively. This data may be used to estimate the patient ED for those protocols in the 3D-RX.     

基于OPNET的分布式协议攻击的性能研究

目前,对水声网络协议干扰和攻击的研究大多采用单个节点的攻击方法。在此基础上,为提升攻击性能,研究了分布式协议攻击方法。通过OPNET仿真软件构建水声网络模型,采用不同的协议攻击方法对目标水声网络进行攻击仿真研究,包括单节点工作方式和多节点的分布式协议攻击。比较了不同的工作方式达到的干扰效果以及不同协议攻击方法的分布式攻击工作方式的干扰效果。结果表明,采用分布式协议攻击工作方式,在其他条件相同的情况下,目标网络吞吐量比单节点攻击工作方式多下降了5%以上,对水声网络的干扰效果更佳。     

Commissioning and constancy protocols for digital angiographic units

During the European Concerted Action SENTINEL 'Safety and Efficacy for New Techniques and Imaging using New Equipment to Support European Legislation', protocols for commissioning and constancy tests for dynamic digital flat detectors angiography units have been developed in order to harmonise practice among the European counties. The commissioning protocol includes measurements on X-ray tube and generator, patient and detector radiation dose and image quality. The constancy protocol is based on the dose and image quality measurements. The commissioning protocol was tested by SENTINEL partners who expressed an interest in checking their dynamic digital systems using this protocol. The results of basic tests are reported.     

Blind adaptive and iterative interference cancellation receiver structures based on the constant modulus criterion in multipath channels

Blind adaptive and iterative interference cancellation (IC) receiver structures for direct sequence code division multiple access systems in multipath channels are proposed. A code-constrained constant modulus design criterion based on constrained optimisation techniques and adaptive algorithms for receiver and channel parameter estimation are described for successive IC (SIC) and parallel IC (PIC) detectors and a new hybrid IC (HIC) scheme in scenarios subject to multipath fading. The proposed HIC structure combines the strengths of linear, SIC and PIC receivers and is shown to outperform the conventional linear, SIC and PIC structures. A novel iterative detection approach that generates different cancellation orders and selects the most likely symbol estimate on the basis of the instantaneous minimum constant modulus criterion is also proposed and combined with the new HIC structure to further enhance performance. Simulation results for an uplink scenario assess the algorithms, the proposed blind adaptive IC detectors against existing receivers and evaluate the effects of error propagation of the new cancellation techniques.     

maXs: Microcalorimeter Arrays for High-Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy at GSI/FAIR

Highly-charged heavy ions like U⁹¹⁺ provide unique conditions for the investigation of relativistic and quantum electrodynamical effects in strong electromagnetic fields. We present two X-ray detectors developed for high-resolution spectroscopy on highly-charged heavy ions. Both detectors consist of metallic magnetic calorimeters (MMCs) forming linear eight-pixel arrays. The first detector, maXs-20, is developed for the detection of X-rays up to 20?keV with an energy resolution below 3?eV. The second device, maXs-200, is designed for X-ray energies up to 200?keV with an energy resolution of 40?eV. The results of characterization measurements of single detectors of both arrays will be shown and discussed. In both cases, the performance of the detectors agrees well with their design values. Furthermore, we present a prototype MMC for soft X-rays with improved magnetic flux coupling. In first characterization measurements the energy resolution of this device was 2.0?eV (FWHM) for X-rays up to 6?keV.     

Characterisation of a monolithic active pixel sensor for electron detection in the energy range 10–20 keV

As part of a feasibility study into the use of novel electron detectors for X-ray photoelectron emission microscopes (XPEEM), we have characterised the imaging performance of a back-illuminated monolithic active pixel sensor (MAPS) operating under both integrating and counting modes for electrons in the energy range 10–20 keV. For integrating mode, we present the detective quantum efficiency (DQE), which shows marked improvements over conventional indirect detectors based on microchannel plates. We also present the modulation transfer function (MTF) and noise power spectrum (NPS), again demonstrating significantly improved performance. For counting mode, we present the quantum efficiency (QE) as a function of incident electron energy. We have evaluated the charge collection efficiency (CCE) and we thereby demonstrate the presence of a ~200 nm thick dead layer that is linked with reduced CCE at low electron energies. Based on our findings, we believe that the MAPS technology is well matched to future XPEEM instruments using aberration correction.