Analog circuit for timing measurements with large area SiPMs coupled to LYSO crystals

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 725-731

  Gola, Alberto ^a   Piemonte, Claudio ^a   Tarolli, Alessandro ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG CIRCUITS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

ANALOG FILTERS; DETECTOR NOISE; DISCRETE COMPONENTS; LYSO CRYSTALS; SCINTILLATOR CRYSTALS; TIME JITTERS; TIMING MEASUREMENT; TIMING PERFORMANCE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 84858631166     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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