Development of a detector with two photo-strip sensors and a crystal scintillator between sensors

J. B. Bae, H. J. Hyun, D. H. Kah, H. J. Kim, H. O. Kim, H. Park

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Abstract

We fabricate single-sided strip sensors that are sensitive to light. The strip sensors are AC-coupled, which has coupling capacitors and bias resistors. The sensors are fabricated on a high resistivity and double-sided polished n-type silicon wafer. The sensor is designed as the single-side strip sensor but its backside (n-side) is modified to be sensitive to incoming light. This photo-strip sensor is designed to measure positions of incoming gamma ray and alpha particle. The photo-strip detector consists of two photo-strip sensors and one crystal scintillator. The sensors sandwiching opposite faces of a scintillator are oriented orthogonally to each other to provide two-dimensional position information. When particles enter a crystal, the scintillator light of a crystal is emitted and penetrates into the photo-strip sensors. The lights are then converted to electron-hole pairs in the sensors. The detector configuration provides not only two-dimensional position information, but also the depth of interaction (DOI). The DOI is given by comparing signal-to-noise ratio between the first and second photo-strip sensors. The fabricated sensors are electrically tested by varying bias voltages. The pulse heights of the detector are measured by using Am-241 alpha, Na-22 and Cs-137 gamma ray sources. The position information is obtained with one photo-strip sensor and the LYSO crystal scintillator by using Am-241 alpha source. An experiment to obtain two-dimensional position information with two photo-strip sensors and a scintillator crystal is on going.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2011
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1167-1170
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781467301183
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2011 - Valencia, Spain
Duration: 23 Oct 201129 Oct 2011

Publication series

NameIEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
ISSN (Print)1095-7863

Conference

Conference2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2011
Country/TerritorySpain
CityValencia
Period23/10/1129/10/11

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