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Photon Counting Techniques

Photon Counting Techniques is a measurement methodology in astronomical instrumentation that identifies and quantifies individual photon events with high temporal and spatial resolution to enable the detection of faint ultraviolet and gamma-ray sources in space-based observations.

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Parameter estimation in astronomy through application of the likelihood ratio

W. Cash · The Astrophysical Journal · 1979 · 3.1K citations

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The Swift Ultra-Violet/Optical Telescope

Peter W. A. Roming, T. Kennedy, K. O. Mason et al. · Space Science Reviews · 2005 · 2K citations · Full text

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Timepix, a 65k programmable pixel readout chip for arrival time, energy and/or photon counting measurements

X. Llopart, R. Ballabriga, M. Campbell et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment · 2007 · 1K citations

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Free-Space Optical Communications

Vincent Chan · Journal of Lightwave Technology · 2006 · 866 citations

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Detection of TeV photons from the active galaxy Markarian 421

M. Punch, C. W. Akerlof, M. F. Cawley et al. · Nature · 1992 · 777 citations · Full text

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    E. R. Pike

    Electronics and Radar Development Establishment, India

    10 publications · 443 citations

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  2. GS
    Gerald S. Buller

    Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. BJ
    Bahram Javidi

    University of Connecticut, United States

    7 publications · 494 citations

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  4. AW
    Andrew Wallace

    Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 772 citations

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  5. KS
    Klaus Suhling

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 234 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    121 publications

    10.9K citations

  2. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    647 citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    47 publications

    19.4K citations

  4. European Organization for Nuclear Research

    Geneva, Switzerland

    11 h-index

    67 publications

    5.9K citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    1.5K citations

  6. Heriot-Watt University

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    47 publications

    5.5K citations

  7. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. National Institute of Standards and Technology

    Gaithersburg, United States

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    889 citations

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  2. Review of Scientific Instruments

    33 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. Applied Optics

    27 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. Optics Express

    26 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 16 publications · 1.9K citations

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