A STATISTICAL MODEL OF THE PHOTOMULTIPLIER GAIN PROCESS WITH APPLICATIONS TO OPTICAL PULSE DETECTION
International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / September 28-30, 1982 / Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California === The complete statistical behavior of the random gain of a photomultiplier tube (PMT) has not previously yielded to exact analysis. In this paper...
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International Foundation for Telemetering
1982
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/612894 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/612894 |
| Summary: | International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / September 28-30, 1982 / Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel and Convention Center, San Diego, California === The complete statistical behavior of the random gain of a photomultiplier tube (PMT) has
not previously yielded to exact analysis. In this paper a Markov diffusion model is used to
determine an approximate probability density for the random gain. This approximate
density preserves the correct second order statistics and appears to be in reasonably good
agreement with previously reported experimental data. The error performance of a simple
binary direct detection optical communication system is analyzed using this density. |
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