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| − | The dark rate is ___________ | + | Since the Dark Rate is the rate at which the SiPM avalanches, its value depends on 3 factors: |
| | + | 1. The probability that an rogue electron would set off the SiPM at any one event |
| | + | 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. |
| | + | 3. The number of Silicon Nuclei in the detector |
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| − | To measure the dark rate of the SiPM, | + | To measure the dark rate of the SiPM,... |
| | + | 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. |