Sub-10ps Monolithic and Low-power Photodetector Readout

Gary S. Varner; Larry L. Ruckman

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2009.01.217

Sub-10ps Monolithic and Low-power Photodetector Readout

Instrumentation and Detectors 2009-04-17 v1 Accelerator Physics

Authors: Gary S. Varner , Larry L. Ruckman

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Abstract

Recent advances in photon detectors have resulted in high-density imaging arrays that offer many performance and cost advantages. In particular, the excellent transit time spread of certain devices show promise to provide tangible benefits in applications such as Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Meanwhile, high-density, high-performance readout techniques have not kept on pace for exploiting these developments. Photodetector readout for next generation high event rate particle identification and time-resolved PET requires a highly-integrated, low-power, and cost-effective readout technique. We propose fast waveform sampling as a method that meets these criteria and demonstrate that sub-10ps resolution can be obtained for an existing device.

Keywords

superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors silicon photomultipliers optical microscopy and spectroscopy

Cite

@article{arxiv.0805.2225,
  title  = {Sub-10ps Monolithic and Low-power Photodetector Readout},
  author = {Gary S. Varner and Larry L. Ruckman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0805.2225},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

12 pages, 20 figures, submitted to NIM A

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