Title :
Parametrization of SiPM dynamic range contribution to energy resolution of scintillation light readout
Author :
Couce, B. ; Gomez, Francisco ; Iglesias, Andres ; Aguiar, Paulo
Author_Institution :
C. Lois University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Abstract :
SiPM performance dynamic range limitation and possible effect on energy resolution of scintillation light readout has been addressed. Device response has been parametrized in terms of signal dispersion. An expected value of 7% dispersion in SiPM signal response obtained with our parametrization compares with the 8.4% energy resolution observed at a 22Na spectra acquired using a small dynamic range 400 pixel SiPM and a small LYSO crystal.
Keywords :
Crystalline materials; Dynamic range; Energy resolution; Fluctuations; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Optical pulse generation; Photonic crystals; Positron emission tomography; Pulse amplifiers; Solid scintillation detectors; PET; SiPM; dynamic range; non-linearity;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2008. NSS '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dresden, Germany
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2714-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774153