Use of flat panel microchannel photomultipliers in sampling calorimeters with timing
Large-area, flat-panel photo-detectors with sub-nanosecond time resolution based on microchannel plates are provided. The large-area, flat-panel photo-detectors enable the economic construction of sampling calorimeters with, for example, enhanced capability to measure local energy deposition, depth-of-interaction, time-of-flight, and/or directionality of showers. In certain embodiments, sub-nanosecond timing resolution supplies correlated position and time measurements over large areas. The use of thin flat-panel viewing radiators on both sides of a radiation-creating medium allows simultaneous measurement of Cherenkov and scintillation radiation in each layer of the calorimeter. The detectors may be used in a variety of applications including, for example, medical imaging, security, and particle and nuclear physics.
- Research Organization:
- The Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- NSF-PHY-0757-196; SC0002015
- Assignee:
- The University of Chicago (Chicago, IL); Minotech Engineering, Inc. (Andover, MA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,625,588
- Application Number:
- 14/982,387
- OSTI ID:
- 1531983
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2015-12-29
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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