Title :
Timing performance improvement of scintillator detectors via inclusion of reflection metasurfaces
Author :
Brown, Michael S. ; Papakonstantinou, Ioannis
Author_Institution :
Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
A reflection metasurface is used to optimise the light transport within a scintillator detector dramatically reducing the time resolution. We present a structure design and potential improvements in Positron-Emission Tomography.
Keywords :
optical metamaterials; positron emission tomography; reflectivity; solid scintillation detectors; light transport; positron-emission tomography; potential improvements; reflection metasurfaces; scintillator detectors; structure design; time resolution; timing performance improvement; Arrays; Crystals; Detectors; Photodetectors; Positron emission tomography; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
