Characterisation of silicon photomultipliers for time-of-flight PET

被引：9

作者：

Ahmed, M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Camanzi, B. ^{[2
,3
]}

Matheson, J. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Oxford, Gray Inst Radiat Oncol & Biol, Oxford OX3 7DQ, England

[2] Sci & Technol Facil Council, Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX, England

[3] Univ Oxford, Dept Phys, Oxford OX1 3PU, England

来源：

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | 2012年 / 695卷

关键词：

Silicon Photo Multiplier (SiPM); Time-Of-Flight (TOF); Positron Emission Tomography (PET); Crystal; DETECTOR; PERFORMANCE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.nima.2011.12.035

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

The recently developed Silicon Photo Multiplier (SiPM) is a solid state photon detector operating in the Geiger mode. Due to the avalanche nature of its operation, it has a fast response time, potentially useful in Time-Of-Flight (TOF) applications. This work is aimed at the application of TOF to Positron Emission Tomography (PET). We have characterised SiPMs from two manufacturers in terms of breakdown voltages, dark count rates and the rise times of the signal in response to pulsed light sources. SiPM timing performances were studied with a Na-22 source, using two-channel systems in which the SiPMs were coupled to scintillator crystals. The best timing resolutions measured were given by Hamamatsu 3 x 3 mm(2) area 50 gm pixel size SiPMs. These devices gave timing resolutions of 176 ps (sigma) and 227 ps (sigma), when coupled to 30 mm-long LaBr3(Ce) and 5 mm-long LYSO crystals, respectively. (c) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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