Status report on silicon photomultiplier development and its applications

Dolgoshein, B. A.; Balagura, V.; Buzhan, P.; Danilov, M.; Filatov, L. A.; Garutti, E.; Groll, M.; Ilyin, A.; Kantserov, V. A.; Kaplin, V.; Karakash, A.; Kayumov, F.; Klemin, S.; Korbel, V.; Meyer, H.; Mizuk, R.; Morgunov, V.; Novikov, E.; Pakhlov, P.; Popova, E.; Rusinov, V.; Sefkow, F.; Tarkovsky, E.; Tikhomirov, I.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2006.02.193

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“…Each microcell discharge is quenched with a small polysilicon load resistor that limits the current in each microcell to about 10 μA [87]. The SiPM output signal is proportional to the number of breakdown cells fired as each individual cell operates like a binary device [87,88].…”

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Instrumentation for Time-of-Flight Positron Emission Tomography

Ullah

Pratiwi

Cheon

et al. 2016

Nucl Med Mol Imaging

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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a molecular imaging modality that provides information at the molecular level. This system is composed of radiation detectors to detect incoming coincident annihilation gamma photons emitted from the radiopharmaceutical injected into a patient's body and uses these data to reconstruct images. A major trend in PET instrumentation is the development of time-of-flight positron emission tomography (ToF-PET). In ToF-PET, the time information (the instant the radiation is detected) is incorporated for image reconstruction. Therefore, precise and accurate timing recording is crucial in ToF-PET. ToF-PET leads to better localization of the annihilation event and thus results in overall improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the reconstructed image. Several factors affect the timing performance of ToF-PET. In this article, the background, early research and recent advances in ToF-PET instrumentation are presented. Emphasis is placed on the various types of scintillators, photodetectors and electronic circuitry for use in ToF-PET, and their impact on timing resolution is discussed.

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Section: Photodetectorsmentioning

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Instrumentation for Time-of-Flight Positron Emission Tomography

Ullah

Pratiwi

Cheon

et al. 2016

Nucl Med Mol Imaging

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“…It promises single photon resolution and good photon detection efficiency. For a detailed description and possible applications see for example [10].…”

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Development of an anti-Compton veto for HPGe detectors operated in liquid argon using silicon photo-multipliers

Csáthy

Khozani

Caldwell

et al. 2011

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A:

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A proof of concept detector is presented for scintillation light detection in liquid argon using Silicon Photo-Multipliers. The aim of the work is to build an anti-Compton veto for germanium detectors operated directly in liquid argon as in the GERDA experiment. Wavelength shifting fibers are used to collect the scintillation light and to guide it to Multi-Pixel Photon Counters (MPPC). Sufficient light yield was achieved to realize an effective anti-Compton veto. Properties of the MPPC were studied at cryogenic temperatures and are additionally reported.

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“…All microcells are connected in parallel with very high fill-factor (typically > 60%), thus forming a single global anode and a single global cathode [1,2]. The device outputs an analog pulse with amplitude proportional to the number of microcells in which the avalanche has been triggered by a single photon.…”

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Fast silicon photomultiplier improves signal harvesting and reduces complexity in time-domain diffuse optics

Mora¹,

Martinenghi²,

Contini³

et al. 2015

Opt. Express

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Abstract:We present a proof of concept prototype of a time-domain diffuse optics probe exploiting a fast Silicon PhotoMultiplier (SiPM), featuring a timing resolution better than 80 ps, a fast tail with just 90 ps decay time-constant and a wide active area of 1 mm 2 . The detector is hosted into the probe and used in direct contact with the sample under investigation, thus providing high harvesting efficiency by exploiting the whole SiPM numerical aperture and also reducing complexity by avoiding the use of cumbersome fiber bundles. Our tests also demonstrate high accuracy and linearity in retrieving the optical properties and suitable contrast and depth sensitivity for detecting localized inhomogeneities. In addition to a strong improvement in both instrumentation cost and size with respect to legacy solutions, the setup performances are comparable to those of state-of-the-art time-domain instrumentation, thus opening a new way to compact, low-cost and high-performance time-resolved devices for diffuse optical imaging and spectroscopy.

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Status report on silicon photomultiplier development and its applications

Cited by 278 publications

References 9 publications

Instrumentation for Time-of-Flight Positron Emission Tomography

Instrumentation for Time-of-Flight Positron Emission Tomography

Development of an anti-Compton veto for HPGe detectors operated in liquid argon using silicon photo-multipliers

Fast silicon photomultiplier improves signal harvesting and reduces complexity in time-domain diffuse optics

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