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Presice measurements of the photons conversion points in the scintillators are required to achieve a high spatial resolution of the PET system. I have developed a new method of reconstruction of the depth-of-interaction information for PET…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-05-18 Andrei Yu. Semenov

Scintillation detector has lower energy resolution for Gamma-ray as compared to semiconductor detector, better spectra analysis method is essential to traditional method. A model for describing the response function of scintillation…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-07-04 Zhe Li , Yiwen Zhang , Shifeng Sun , Baoyi Wang , Long Wei

With the advent of high repetition rate laser facilities, novel diagnostic tools compatible with these advanced specifications are required. This paper presents the design of an active gamma-ray spectrometer intended for these high…

This article presents a physics-informed deep learning method for the quantitative estimation of the spatial coordinates of gamma interactions within a monolithic scintillator, with a focus on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging. A…

We have developed a position-sensitive scintillation camera with a large area absorber for use as an advanced Compton gamma-ray camera. At first we tested GSO(Ce) crystals. We compared light output from the GSO(Ce) crystals under various…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 H. Nishimura , K. Hattori , H. Kubo , T. Tanimori

In the context of particle therapy monitoring, we are developing a gamma-ray detector to determine the ion range in vivo from the measurement of particle time-of-flight. For this application, a beam monitor capable to tag in time the…

The distribution of the prompt gamma emissions induced by proton interactions in a target material carries information concerning the proton range and target composition. In order to image prompt gamma we present different approaches. The…

Dual phase Xenon Time Projection Chambers (XeTPCs) are being used by several experiments as a promising technique for direct detection of dark matter. We report on the design and performance of a small 3-D sensitive dual phase XeTPC. The…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-17 Qing Lin , Yuehuan Wei , Jie Bao , Jie Hu , Xinran Li , Wolfgang Lorenzon , Kaixuan Ni , Michael Schubnell , Mengjiao Xiao , Xiang Xiao

Localisation of gamma-ray interaction points in monolithic scintillator crystals can simplify the design and improve the performance of a future Compton telescope for gamma-ray astronomy. In this paper we compare the position resolution of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-20 Alexei Ulyanov , Oran Morris , Oliver J. Roberts , Isaac Tobin , Lorraine Hanlon , Sheila McBreen , David Murphy , Nick Nelms , Brian Shortt

Nuclear security operations and forensic investigations require the utilization of a suite of instruments ranging from passive gamma spectrometers to high-precision laboratory sample analyzers. Gamma spectroscopy survey is further broken…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-02-03 L. E. Sinclair , P. R. B. Saull , A. McCann , A. M. L. MacLeod , N. J. Murtha , A. El-Jaby , G. Jonkmans

Plastic scintillation detectors are increasingly used to measure dose distributions in the context of radiotherapy treatments. Their water-equivalence, real-time response and high spatial resolution distinguish them from traditional…

Medical Physics · Physics 2021-09-22 Emily Cloutier , Louis Archambault , Luc Beaulieu

We present a nuclear medical imaging technique, employing triple-gamma trajectory intersections from beta^+ - gamma coincidences, able to reach sub-millimeter spatial resolution in 3 dimensions with a reduced requirement of reconstructed…

Medical Physics · Physics 2014-02-18 C. Lang , D. Habs , K. Parodi , P. G. Thirolf

Gamma-ray and fast-neutron imaging was performed with a novel liquid xenon (LXe) scintillation detector read out by a Gaseous Photomultiplier (GPM). The 100 mm diameter detector prototype comprised a capillary-filled LXe…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-10-04 I. Israelashvili , A. E. C. Coimbra , D. Vartsky , L. Arazi , S. Shchemelinin , E. N. Caspi , A. Breskin

In this contribution we describe a novel solution for the construction of Positron Emission Tomograph. We present the device allowing for determination of the impact position as well as time and deph of interaction of the annihilation gamma…

Medical Physics · Physics 2013-10-15 P. Moskal , P. Salabura , M. Silarski , J. Smyrski , J. Zdebik , M. Zieliński

Detection of photons with scintillating inorganic crystals in the high-energy range (> 0.1 MeV) will be discussed, making a comparison with other available methods. Energy resolutions up to 2 % at 662 keV and fast decay time of the order of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-05-13 M. Bonesini

A compact gamma-ray detector module was developed and characterized for spectroscopic applications across a wide energy range. The detector comprises a 4x4 array of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs, Hamamatsu MPPC S13360-3050) coupled with…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-10-01 S. Nuruyev , G. Ahmadov , D. Berikov , M. Holik , F. Ahmadov , A. Sadigov , R. Akbarov , J. Naghiyev , I. Nuruyev , A. Mammadli

A new generation of ultra-low-background scintillator-based detectors aims to study solar neutrinos and search for dark matter and new physics beyond the Standard Model. These optical, non-imaging detectors generally contain a "fiducial…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-11-11 Cristiano Galbiati , Kevin McCarty

We develop a general expression for the gamma-gamma absorption coefficient for gamma-rays propagating in an arbitrary direction at an arbitrary point in space above an X-ray emitting accretion disk. The X-ray intensity is assumed to vary as…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Peter A. Becker , Menas Kafatos

We report on the spatial response characterization of large LaCl$_{3}$(Ce) monolithic crystals optically coupled to 8$\times$8 pixel silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) sensors. A systematic study has been carried out for 511 keV $\gamma$-rays…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-04-17 Victor Babiano , Luis Caballero , David Calvo , Ion Ladarescu , Pablo Olleros , César Domingo-Pardo

A novel composite, scintillating material intended for neutron detection and composed of small (1.5 mm) cubes of KG2-type lithium glass embedded in a matrix of scintillating plastic has been developed in the form of a 2.2 in.-diameter, 3.1…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-05-27 G. C. Rich , K. Kazkaz , H. P. Martinez , T. Gushue
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