| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1827606 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A very high resolution small animal PET scanner that employs matrices of silicon photomultipliers as photodetectors is under development at the University of Pisa and INFN Pisa. The first SiPM matrices composed of 16 (4×4)(4×4)1mm×1mm pixel elements on a common substrate have been produced at FBK-irst, and are being evaluated for this application. The MAROC2 ASIC developed at LAL-Orsay has been employed for the readout of the SiPM matrices. The devices have been tested with pixelated and continuous LYSO crystals. The results show the good performance of the matrices and lead to the fabrication of matrices with 64 SiPM elements.
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Authors
G. Llosá, N. Belcari, M.G. Bisogni, G. Collazuol, S. Marcatili, M. Boscardin, M. Melchiorri, A. Tarolli, C. Piemonte, N. Zorzi, P. Barrillon, S. Bondil-Blin, V. Chaumat, C. de La Taille, N. Dinu, V. Puill, J-F. Vagnucci, A. Del Guerra,