Working Group
- Carlos Maximiliano Mollo
- Andreino Simonelli
- Antonio De Benedittis
Expertise & Research
The research team has extensive experience with vacuum and semiconductor photodetection technologies. This expertise is demonstrated through key responsibilities in international astroparticle physics collaborations and numerous technological development projects.
State of the art and instrumentation
The laboratory is equipped with high-end instrumentation, including:
Automated PMT Characterization Facility
- Timing measurements
- Gain calibration
- Noise parameter analysis
Automated Quantum Efficiency Measurement System
- Measurements across the UV/VIS to NIR
- 2D scanning of the detection surface
- Five degrees of freedom light source vectoring on the sensitive areas of the photodetectors (scan and tilt)
- Cesium 852nm line absorption spectroscopy for PMT photocathode degradation studies
- Dark-Walled Climatic Chamber
- Temperature and humidity-dependent sensor testing
- Single-Photon intensified camera
- Measurement of electrostatic discharges in photosensors and related devices
