S13360_15 Datasheet, PDF (1/12 Pages) Hamamatsu Corporation – MPPCs for precision measurement

MPPC^® (Multi-Pixel Photon Counter)
S13360 series
MPPCs for precision measurement
MPPC is a type of device called SiPM (silicon photomultipliers). It is a new type of photon counting device that consists of
multiple Geiger mode APD (avalanche photodiode) pixels. It is an opto-semiconductor with outstanding photon counting ca-
pability and low operating voltage and is immune to the effects of magnetic fields.
The S13360 series are MPPCs for precision measurement. The MPPCs inherits the superb low afterpulse characteristics of
previous products and further provide lower crosstalk and lower dark count. They are suitable for precision measurement, such
as flow cytometry, DNA sequencer, laser microscope, and fluorescence measurement, that requires low noise characteristics.
Features
Reduced crosstalk and dark count
(compared to previous products)
Outstanding photon counting capability (outstanding photon
detection efficiency versus numbers of incident photons)
Compact
Operates at room temperature
Low voltage (VBR=53 V typ.) operation
High gain: 10⁵ to 10⁶
Excellent time resolution
Immune to the effects of magnetic fields
Operates with simple readout circuit
MPPC module also available (sold separately)
Applications
Fluorescence measurement
Laser microscopes
Flow cytometry
DNA sequencers
Environmental analysis
Various academic research
Lower noise
When an MPPC detects photons, the output may contain spurious pulses, namely afterpulse and crosstalk, that are separate from the out-
put pulses of the incident photons. Afterpulses are output later than the timing at which the incident light is received. Crosstalk is output
from other pixels at the same time as the detection of light.
Previous products achieved lower afterpulse through the improvement of material and wafer process technology, but with the S13360 se-
ries, low crosstalk has been achieved in addition to low afterpulse.
Pulse waveform comparison (typical example)
Previous product
Improved product (reference data: S13360-3050CS series)
(M=1.25 × 10⁶)
(M=1.25 × 10⁶)
10 ns
10 ns
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