Timing resolution dependence on MPPC geometry and performance

Author

Nagano, Takeshi ; Hosokawa, N. ; Ishida, A. ; Tsuchiya, R. ; Sato, Kiminori ; Yamamoto, Koji

Author_Institution

Solid State Div., Hamamatsu Photonics, Hamamatsu, Japan

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 27 2013-Nov. 2 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Multi-Pixel Photon Counter (MPPC) is a family of Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs), the feature of which are insensitivity to magnetic fields and good timing resolution making it suitable for applications such as time-of-flight positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance (TOF-PET/MR). A new series of MPPCs are available which have low after pulses, low quenching resistance variation and high photon detection efficiency (PDE). In addition a 4-side buttable package has been developed with through via technology, which makes it easy to fabricate a large area MPPC array with low dead space. In this paper, timing resolution measurements of several kinds of MPPCs are presented.

Keywords

elemental semiconductors; magnetic resonance; packaging; photomultipliers; photon counting; positron emission tomography; silicon; 4-side buttable package; MPPC geometry; Si; high photon detection efficiency; multipixel photon counter; quenching resistance variation; silicon photomultipliers; timing resolution dependence; Arrays; Crosstalk; Metals; Photonics; Timing; Voltage control; Wires;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Seoul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0533-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829681

Filename

6829681