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The dark rate is ___________
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Since the Dark Rate is the rate at which the SiPM avalanches, its value depends on 3 factors:
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1. The probability that an rogue electron would set off the SiPM at any one event
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2. The Rate of Scattering, or the average amount of time that is required for an electron to impact a silicon nucleus, redistributing energy randomly among the two entities.
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3. The number of Silicon Nuclei in the detector
    
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To measure the dark rate of the SiPM,
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To measure the dark rate of the SiPM,...
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See [[Jie's Methods and Materials|Earlier Experimental Procedure]]
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The data was then compared to a predicted dark rate of the device to determine the reliability of the prediction.
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