A LYSO crystal array readout by silicon photomultipliers as compact detector for space applications

Kryemadhi, A.; Barner, L.; Grove, A.; Mohler, J.; Roth, A.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2017.10.063

Title: A LYSO crystal array readout by silicon photomultipliers as compact detector for space applications

Abstract

Precise measurements of GeV range gamma rays help narrow down among var- ious gamma emission models and increase sensitivity for dark matter searches. Construction of precise as well as compact instruments requires detectors with high efficiency, high stopping power, excellent energy resolution, and excellent angular resolution. Fast and bright crystal scintillators coupled with small foot- print photo-detectors are suitable candidates. We prototyped a detector array consisting of four LYSO crystals where each crystal is read out by a 2x2 SensL ArrayJ60035 silicon photomultipliers. The LYSO crystals were chosen because of their good light yield, fast decay time, demonstrated radiation hardness, and small radiation length. Here, we used the silicon photomultiplier arrays as photo- detectors because of their small size, simple readout, low voltage operation, and immunity to magnetic elds. We also studied the detector performance in the energy range of interest by exposing it to 2-16 GeV particles produced at the Test Beam Facility of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

Authors:

Kryemadhi, A. ^[1]; Barner, L. ^[1]; Grove, A. ^[1]; Mohler, J. ^[1]; Roth, A. ^[1]

Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA (United States). Dept. of Math, Physics, and Statistics

Publication Date:: Tue Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1418146

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-CONF-17-489-E-PPD
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; 1634375; TRN: US1801244

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 912; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Crystal calorimeter; Silicon photomultipliers; GeV gamma rays

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                    Kryemadhi, A., Barner, L., Grove, A., Mohler, J., and Roth, A. A LYSO crystal array readout by silicon photomultipliers as compact detector for space applications.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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"A LYSO crystal array readout by silicon photomultipliers as compact detector for space applications".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.10.063.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1418146.

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  title        = {A LYSO crystal array readout by silicon photomultipliers as compact detector for space applications},

  author       = {Kryemadhi, A. and Barner, L. and Grove, A. and Mohler, J. and Roth, A.},

  abstractNote = {Precise measurements of GeV range gamma rays help narrow down among var- ious gamma emission models and increase sensitivity for dark matter searches. Construction of precise as well as compact instruments requires detectors with high efficiency, high stopping power, excellent energy resolution, and excellent angular resolution. Fast and bright crystal scintillators coupled with small foot- print photo-detectors are suitable candidates. We prototyped a detector array consisting of four LYSO crystals where each crystal is read out by a 2x2 SensL ArrayJ60035 silicon photomultipliers. The LYSO crystals were chosen because of their good light yield, fast decay time, demonstrated radiation hardness, and small radiation length. Here, we used the silicon photomultiplier arrays as photo- detectors because of their small size, simple readout, low voltage operation, and immunity to magnetic elds. We also studied the detector performance in the energy range of interest by exposing it to 2-16 GeV particles produced at the Test Beam Facility of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2017.10.063},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

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  volume       = 912,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2017},

  month        = {Tue Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2017}

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Figure 1: (Top) Custom readout circuit board with four SiPM arrays (Bottom) Readout Board with LYSO crystals on top of SiPMs.

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