Optimizing the timing resolution of SiPM sensors for use in TOF-PET detectors

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 610, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 188-191

  Vinke, R ^a   Lohner H ^a   Schaart, D R ^b   van Dam, H T ^b   Seifert, S ^b   Beekman, F J ^b   Dendooven, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Positron emission tomography; Silicon photomultiplier; Timing resolution; TOF PET

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS ALGORITHMS; ELECTRON LEVELS; LEADING EDGE; LYSO CRYSTALS; MULTI-PIXEL PHOTON COUNTERS; PET DETECTORS; PHOTO-SENSORS; PICK-OFF; PICOSECOND LASER PULSE; ROOT MEAN SQUARES; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; TIME OF FLIGHT; TIMING PERFORMANCE; TIMING RESOLUTION; TIMING RESOLUTIONS;

ELECTRONS; LIGHT; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; POSITRONS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SENSORS; TIME MEASUREMENT;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 71749116267     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.05.068     Document Type: Article

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