The AX-PET demonstrator - Design, construction and characterization

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

Volumn 654, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 546-559

  Beltrame, P ^a   Bolle, E ^g   Braem, A ^a   Casella, C ^b   Chesi, E ^e   Clinthorne, N ^f   De Leo, R ^d   Dissertori, G ^b   Djambazov, L ^b   Fanti, V ^a   Heller, M ^a   Joram, C ^a   Kagan, H ^e   Lustermann, W ^b   Meddi, F ^h   Nappi, E ^d   Nessi Tedaldi, F ^b   Oliver, J F ^c   Pauss, F ^b   Rafecas, M ^c   Renker, D ^b   Rudge, A ^e   Schinzel, D ^b   Schneider, T ^a   Seguinot J ^e   Solevi, P ^c   Stapnes, S ^g   Weilhammer, P ^e   more..

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d INFN SEZIONE DI BARI   (Italy)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axial geometry; Geiger mode Avalanche Photo Diodes (G APD); PET; SiPM

Indexed keywords

ANALOG FRONT-END; AXIAL COORDINATES; AXIAL GEOMETRY; COINCIDENCE MODE; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM; DETECTOR MODULE; EVALUATION PHASE; FOCAL PLANE; GEIGER MODES; LYSO CRYSTALS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; POINT SOURCES; SCINTILLATING CRYSTALS; SIPM; WAVELENGTH SHIFTING;

CRYSTALS; GEIGER COUNTERS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SODIUM;

AVALANCHE DIODES;

EID: 80052881353     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2011.06.059     Document Type: Article

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