Performance study of liquid xenon detector for PET

被引:22
作者
Chepel, V [1 ]
Lopes, MI [1 ]
Kuchenkov, A [1 ]
Marques, RF [1 ]
Policarpo, AJPL [1 ]
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[1] UNIV COIMBRA,DEPT FIS,P-3000 COIMBRA,PORTUGAL
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10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00196-4
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The coincidence time resolution and the intrinsic position resolution along the electron drift direction of a liquid xenon multiwire ionization chamber for PET were measured, being respectively, 1.5 ns (fwhm) and 0.5 mm (fwhm). Data on the low temperature performance of a photomultiplier tube operating on the VUV are presented.
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