Time Resolution of Fast Photomultipliers for Time of Flight PET

Journal Article · Tue Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3295635· OSTI ID:21366902

Szczesniak, Tomasz; Iwanowska, Joanna ^[1]

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1. Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, PL 05-400 Otwock-Swierk (Poland)

Time resolution study of 1 inch Photonis XP1020 photomultiplier is reported. The number of photoelectrons, time jitter and time resolution with 4x4x20 mm{sup 3} LSO crystal were measured. All the mentioned PMT properties were measured at five positions on the photocathode.

• OSTI ID: 21366902
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1204, Issue 1; Conference: 5. international summer school on nuclear physics methods and accelerators in biology and medicine, Bratislava (Slovakia), 6-15 Jul 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3295635; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CRYSTALS
IMAGE PROCESSING
PHOTOCATHODES
PHOTOMULTIPLIERS
POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
TIME RESOLUTION
TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD
CATHODES
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
ELECTRODES
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
PHOTOTUBES
PROCESSING
RESOLUTION
TIMING PROPERTIES
TOMOGRAPHY