Detectors
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Detectors represent the interface between where experimentalists describe a system quantum mechanically and where they describe it classically. Here we detail the features and limitations of actual detectors, including typical specifications of efficiency, bandwidth, and noise. The divisions on this page are somewhat arbitrary and will likely be changed later.
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Photodetectors
- Photodiode
- PIN Diode
- Avalanche Photodiode (APD)
- Single Photon Detector (Geiger-mode APD)
- Photomultiplier Tube (PMT)
- CCD
- Film
- Eyeballs (Rods, cones, etc.)
Charge Detectors
- Single Electron Transistor (SET)
- Point Contact (PC)
Particle Detectors
- Bubble Chamber
- Geiger Counter
- Fluorescent Plate (Stern Gerlach)
- MEMs oscillator
Gravity Wave Detectors
- LIGO
- ...
Somewhat more classical sensors:
Magnetic field, electric field, pressure, gravity, mass, other biological sensors (sound, heat).
