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    Photon detectors count photons of light by absorbing them with a surface that produces an effect like current or voltage proportional to the number absorbed. Photovoltaic cells use a semiconductor layer between electrodes to absorb photons, creating electrons and holes that generate a current; phototubes emit electrons from a low work function metal surface when light is absorbed, pulling them to a positively charged anode to produce a current also proportional to absorbed photons.

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    Photon detectors count photons of light by absorbing them with a surface that produces an effect like current or voltage proportional to the number absorbed. Photovoltaic cells use a semiconductor layer between electrodes to absorb photons, creating electrons and holes that generate a current; phototubes emit electrons from a low work function metal surface when light is absorbed, pulling them to a positively charged anode to produce a current also proportional to absorbed photons.

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    Photon Detectors: Field Guide To Spectroscopy Detectors Light Detector

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    Photon detectors count photons of light by absorbing them with a surface that produces an effect like current or voltage proportional to the number absorbed. Photovoltaic cells use a semiconductor layer between electrodes to absorb photons, creating electrons and holes that generate a current; phototubes emit electrons from a low work function metal surface when light is absorbed, pulling them to a positively charged anode to produce a current also proportional to absorbed photons.

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    Excerpt from Field Guide to Spectroscopy Photon detectors count photons of light. A photon detector has some surface that absorbs photons and produces some effect (current, voltage) proportional to the number of photons absorbed.

    A photovoltaic cell consists of a layer of semiconductor (like selenium, Hg-Cd-Te, Cu2O, etc.) sandwiched between two metallic electrodes, with the exposed electrode thin enough to be transparent. Photons of light are absorbed by the semiconductor, forming electrons and holes that create a current proportional to the number of photons absorbed. A phototube uses the photoelectric effect to generate a current from absorbed light. Light is absorbed by a metallic surface with a low work function. Electrons are emitted and attracted to a positively biased anode. Electronics measure the current, which is proportional to the number of photons absorbed.

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