Photon counting statistics using a digital oscilloscope

Autores
Martinez Ricci, Maria Luz; Mazzaferri, Javier E.; Bragas, Andrea Veronica; Martínez, Oscar Eduardo
Año de publicación
2007
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We present a photon counting experiment designed for an undergraduate physics laboratory. The statistics of the number of photons of a pseudo-thermal light source is studied in two limiting cases: much longer and much shorter than the coherence time, giving Poisson and Bose-Einstein distributions, respectively. The experiment can be done in a reasonable time using a digital oscilloscope without the need of counting boards. The use of the oscilloscope has the advantage of allowing the storage of the data for further processing. The stochastic nature of the detection phenomena adds additional value because students are forced to do data processing and analysis.
Fil: Martinez Ricci, Maria Luz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física; Argentina
Fil: Mazzaferri, Javier E.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física; Argentina
Fil: Bragas, Andrea Veronica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Martínez, Oscar Eduardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Photon counting statistics using a digital oscilloscope
title Photon counting statistics using a digital oscilloscope
spellingShingle Photon counting statistics using a digital oscilloscope
Martinez Ricci, Maria Luz
photon counting
statistics
oscilloscope
title_short Photon counting statistics using a digital oscilloscope
title_full Photon counting statistics using a digital oscilloscope
title_fullStr Photon counting statistics using a digital oscilloscope
title_full_unstemmed Photon counting statistics using a digital oscilloscope
title_sort Photon counting statistics using a digital oscilloscope
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martinez Ricci, Maria Luz
Mazzaferri, Javier E.
Bragas, Andrea Veronica
Martínez, Oscar Eduardo
author Martinez Ricci, Maria Luz
author_facet Martinez Ricci, Maria Luz
Mazzaferri, Javier E.
Bragas, Andrea Veronica
Martínez, Oscar Eduardo
author_role author
author2 Mazzaferri, Javier E.
Bragas, Andrea Veronica
Martínez, Oscar Eduardo
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv photon counting
statistics
oscilloscope
topic photon counting
statistics
oscilloscope
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We present a photon counting experiment designed for an undergraduate physics laboratory. The statistics of the number of photons of a pseudo-thermal light source is studied in two limiting cases: much longer and much shorter than the coherence time, giving Poisson and Bose-Einstein distributions, respectively. The experiment can be done in a reasonable time using a digital oscilloscope without the need of counting boards. The use of the oscilloscope has the advantage of allowing the storage of the data for further processing. The stochastic nature of the detection phenomena adds additional value because students are forced to do data processing and analysis.
Fil: Martinez Ricci, Maria Luz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física; Argentina
Fil: Mazzaferri, Javier E.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física; Argentina
Fil: Bragas, Andrea Veronica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Martínez, Oscar Eduardo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Física; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description We present a photon counting experiment designed for an undergraduate physics laboratory. The statistics of the number of photons of a pseudo-thermal light source is studied in two limiting cases: much longer and much shorter than the coherence time, giving Poisson and Bose-Einstein distributions, respectively. The experiment can be done in a reasonable time using a digital oscilloscope without the need of counting boards. The use of the oscilloscope has the advantage of allowing the storage of the data for further processing. The stochastic nature of the detection phenomena adds additional value because students are forced to do data processing and analysis.
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Martinez Ricci, Maria Luz; Mazzaferri, Javier E.; Bragas, Andrea Veronica; Martínez, Oscar Eduardo; Photon counting statistics using a digital oscilloscope; American Association of Physics Teachers; American Journal of Physics; 75; 8; 8-2007; 707-712
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