Position sensitive solid-state photomultipliers, systems and methods
Abstract
An integrated silicon solid state photomultiplier (SSPM) device includes a pixel unit including an array of more than 2.times.2 p-n photodiodes on a common substrate, a signal division network electrically connected to each photodiode, where the signal division network includes four output connections, a signal output measurement unit, a processing unit configured to identify the photodiode generating a signal or a center of mass of photodiodes generating a signal, and a global receiving unit.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1163673
- Patent Number(s):
- 8884240
- Application Number:
- 12/580,172
- Assignee:
- Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (Watertown, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-08ER84988
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2009 Oct 15
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Shah, Kanai S., Christian, James, Stapels, Christopher, Dokhale, Purushottam, and McClish, Mickel. Position sensitive solid-state photomultipliers, systems and methods. United States: N. p., 2014.
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