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Review of the ultrafast time resolution photopolarimeters based on SPADs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2014

Aga Słowikowska ,
Gottfried Kanbach ,
Krzysztof Goździewski ,
Krzysztof Krzeszowski  and
Arne Rau
Aga Słowikowska
Affiliation:
Kepler Institute of Astronomy, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
Gottfried Kanbach
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Krzysztof Goździewski
Affiliation:
Toruń Centre for Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
Krzysztof Krzeszowski
Affiliation:
Kepler Institute of Astronomy, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland
Arne Rau
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
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Abstract

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We review photopolarimeters that are based on the Single Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) and were designed, built, developed, and extensively used for high time resolution studies of astrophysical sources. Examples of such detectors are OPTIMA, GASP, AquEYE, and IquEYE which can measure the time of arrival of single optical photons with an accuracy of down to 50 picoseconds. We describe the most exciting results obtained with the SPADs detectors starting from the best existing optical polarimetric measurements of the Crab pulsar, the discovery of the first optical magnetar and its quasi-periodic oscillations, as well as a verification of exoplanets around eclipsing cataclysmic variables. Additionally, we discuss possible applications of such detectors for asteroseismology.

Keywords

photometerspolarizationpulsarsmagnetarscataclysmic variablesexoplanets
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 9 , Symposium S301: Precision Asteroseismology , August 2013 , pp. 487 - 488
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014 

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