A Position Sensitive -Ray Scintillator Detector With Enhanced Spatial Resolution, Linearity, and Field of View

نویسندگان

  • César Domingo-Pardo
  • Namita Goel
  • Tobias Engert
  • Juergen Gerl
  • Masahiro Isaka
  • Ivan Kojouharov
  • Henning Schaffner
چکیده

The performance of a position sensitive -ray scintillator detector (PSD) is described. This PSD is based on a lutetium yttrium oxyorthosilicate (LYSO) crystal read out by a crossed-wire anode position sensitive photomultiplier tube (PSPMT). The main difference with respect to similar existing devices is the individual multi-anode readout (IMAR) approach that is followed here. This method allows to exploit better the intrinsic characteristics of the PSPMT, thus yielding better linearity, improved spatial resolution, and a larger field of view. The new detector is intended for the characterization of 3-D position sensitive germanium detectors.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009