Title :
Fine localization of photons on the pixellated detectors based on the analytical model
Author :
Aezinia, Fatemeh ; Banani, S. Alireza ; Esmaeili, Mani Malek
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. Sci., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada
Abstract :
In this paper, an analytical model for evaluating the charge induction on pixels of the pixellated CdZnTe (CZT) detector is proposed. According to this model, the cross-talk between pixels increases while the pixel size decreases. We also propose a method for determining the position of charges more accurately by exploiting the charge sharing between the neighboring pixels. Conventionally to increase the resolution of the image, the pixel size is decreased that results in an increase in the amount of cross-talk. With our proposed method, the resolution of the image is effectively increased without the need for decreasing the pixel size.
Keywords :
image resolution; semiconductor counters; analytical model; charge induction; fine photon localization; pixel size; pixellated CdZnTe detectors; Analytical models; Detectors; Electric potential; Equations; Mathematical model; Numerical models; Pixel; CdZnTe detector; pixel size; weighting potential cross-talk;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2010 23rd Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Calgary, AB
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5376-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0840-7789
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2010.5575187