RECENT RESULTS IN SCINTILLATION DETECTION WITH SILICON AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES

被引：23
作者：
CARRIER, C
LECOMTE, R
机构：
[1] Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke
来源：
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE | 1990年 / 37卷 / 02期
基金：
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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D O I：
10.1109/23.106620
中图分类号：
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号：
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
We report on the investigation of silicon avalanche photodiodes in scintillation detection for potential applications in medical imaging and nuclear spectroscopy. Experimental measurements were performed on BGO, CdWO4, plastic, NaI(T1) and CsI(T1) scintillators, geometrically optimized for light collection. Results show the advantages of a solid state photodetector having an internal gain for the detection of low energy gamma and X-rays. When coupled to CsI(T1), X-ray energies as low as 5.9 keV can be discriminated from the noise. Copyright © 1990 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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页码：209 / 214
页数：6
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