Gamma spectroscopy and optoelectronic imaging with hybrid photon detector

被引:13
作者
D'Ambrosio, C [1 ]
Leutz, H
Piedigrossi, D
Rosso, E
Cencelli, V
De Notaristefani, F
Masini, GL
Puertolas, D
Cindolo, F
Mares, JA
Nikl, M
Abreu, M
Mendes, PR
Sousa, P
机构
[1] CERN, Div EP, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
[2] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Rome 3, Italy
[3] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
[4] Acad Sci Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
[5] LIP, P-1000 Lisbon, Portugal
[6] LIP, Algarve, Portugal
关键词
hybrid photon detectors; spectroscopic techniques; medical imaging;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(02)01910-1
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Hybrid Photon Detectors (HPD) detect light via photocathodes and accelerate the emitted photoelectrons by an electric field towards silicon PIN-anodes, where they are absorbed and generate electronic signals. We have developed two specific types of HPDs: (1) Hybrid photomultiplier tubes for photon counting and gamma spectroscopy; (2) Imaging silicon pixel array tubes for optoelectronic cameras. This paper will illustrate the main achievements, which we obtained in the last years, and will describe and discuss our present main R&D efforts, in particular, in the bio-medical imaging field. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:186 / 197
页数:12
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