The DLED algorithm for timing measurements on large area SiPMs coupled to scintillators

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 358-365

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

^a ITC IRST   (Italy)

Author keywords

LYSO scintillator; silicon photomultiplier; time of arrival estimation; TOF PET

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CORRECTION; BASELINE FLUCTUATIONS; DARK COUNTS; DARK NOISE; LEADING EDGE; LOW TEMPERATURES; LYSO CRYSTALS; SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER; TIME OF ARRIVAL ESTIMATION; TIMING MEASUREMENT; TOF-PET;

ALGORITHMS; DISCRIMINATORS; IONIZATION; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

SCINTILLATION;

EID: 84859908339     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2012.2187927     Document Type: Article

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