The original LED available to the group was the blue QT Optoelectronics MV5B60. The calibrating this device with the HPD showed a very long decay of its pulse. Several more devices with larger wavelengths were procured and measured settling on a yellow LED (Fairchild MV8304) for its speed. The SiPMs were characterized with respect to one another and the HPD using this device. With a mean wavelength of about 590nm, this LED is near the peak of the SiPM detection spectra. | The original LED available to the group was the blue QT Optoelectronics MV5B60. The calibrating this device with the HPD showed a very long decay of its pulse. Several more devices with larger wavelengths were procured and measured settling on a yellow LED (Fairchild MV8304) for its speed. The SiPMs were characterized with respect to one another and the HPD using this device. With a mean wavelength of about 590nm, this LED is near the peak of the SiPM detection spectra. |