Title :
Enhanced blue-light sensitivity P on N Silicon Photomultipliers
Author :
Mazzillo, Massimo ; Abbisso, Salvatore ; Condorelli, Giovanni ; Sanfilippo, Delfo ; Valvo, Giusy ; Carbone, Beatrice ; Piana, Angelo ; Fallica, Giorgio ; Ronzhin, Anatoly ; Los, Sergey ; Zatserklyaniy, Andriy ; Ramberg, Erik
Author_Institution :
R&D, STMicroelectron., Catania, Italy
Abstract :
Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) have known a fast development in recent years, due to their excellent single photon detection capability and very fast timing response. In this paper we present the results of the electro-optical characterization performed on the first STMicroelectronics P on N SiPMs prototypes properly designed for their possible application in Positron Emission Tomography (PET). We will show that the performances of the new devices are extremely promising in terms of high photon detection efficiency and fast timing response in blue wavelength range.
Keywords :
photomultipliers; positron emission tomography; silicon radiation detectors; STMicroelectronics; SiPMs prototypes; blue wavelength range; electro-optical characterization; enhanced blue-light sensitivity; fast timing response; high photon detection efficiency; positron emission tomography; silicon photomultipliers; single photon detection; Atmospheric measurements; Particle measurements; Performance evaluation; Photomultipliers; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Valencia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0118-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154108
