An efficient two-dimensional photon counting procedure is described for high-S/N measurements of weak spectra using an image-intensified CCD camera. By using a procedure which utilizes the signal intensities of more than one pixel in judging a single photon detection, the photon detection efficeincy was increased by _??_40% in comparison with the method where a photon detection is based on the indensity of one pixel.
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