Acta Polytechnica (Jan 2011)

A New Fast Silicon Photomultiplier Photometer

  • F. Meddi,
  • F. Ambrosino,
  • C. Rossi,
  • R. Nesci,
  • S. Sclavi,
  • A. Ruggieri,
  • S. Sestito,
  • I. Bruni,
  • R. Gualandi

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 51, no. 6

Abstract

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The Crab pulsar is one of the most intensively studied X-ray/optical objects, but up to now only a small number of research groups have based their photometers on SiPM technology. In early February 2011, the Crab pulsar signal was observed with our photometer prototype. With low-cost instrumentation, the results of the analysis are very significant: the processed data acquired on the Crab pulsar gave both a good light curve and a good power spectrum, in comparison with the data analysis results of other more expensive photometer instrumentation.

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