Abstract
The quantum efficiency (QE) is an important property of a light detector. This quantity can be determined in the undergraduate physics laboratory. The experimentally determined QE of a silicon photodiode appeared to be in reasonable agreement with expected values. The experiment confirms the quantum properties of light and seems to be a useful addition to other experiments on the photoelectric effect.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 681-687 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | European Journal of Physics |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jul 2008 |