Statistical models of gamma noise in infrared detectors

John Slosser; Joseph H. Nonnast

doi:10.1117/12.454653

11 November 2002 Statistical models of gamma noise in infrared detectors

John Slosser, Joseph H. Nonnast

Proceedings Volume 4823, Photonics for Space Environments VIII; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454653
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

In this article we formulate the problem of modeling the distribution of gamma noise in detectors. We exactly solve for the gamma noise distribution in the important special case of an exponential pulse height distribution. More generally, we also present and prove the relationship between the moments of the gamma noise distribution and the underlying pulse height distribution. A simple method is presented for computing the unknown parameters of the pulse height distribution given gamma noise data at varying event rates.

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John Slosser and Joseph H. Nonnast "Statistical models of gamma noise in infrared detectors", Proc. SPIE 4823, Photonics for Space Environments VIII, (11 November 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454653

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