The digital silicon photomultiplier - A novel sensor for the detection of scintillation light

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2383-2386

  Degenhardt, Carsten ^a   Prescher, Gordian ^a   Frach, Thomas ^a   Thon, Andreas ^a   De Gruyter, Rik ^a   Schmitz, Anja ^a   Ballizany, Rob ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTED PHOTONS; DIFFERENT SIZES; DIGITAL SIGNALS; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; GEIGER MODES; LIGHT OUTPUT; LYSO CRYSTALS; PHOTON DETECTION EFFICIENCY; SCINTILLATION LIGHT; SENSOR CALIBRATION; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TIME TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS; TIMING RESOLUTIONS;

CRYSTALS; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; GEIGER COUNTERS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS; SODIUM; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

SENSORS;

EID: 77951195515     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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