X-ray detection with a scintillating YAP-window hybrid photomultiplier tube
| Autor: | Carmelo D'Ambrosio, D. Puertols, E. Rosso, F. de Notaristefani, H. Leutz |
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| Přispěvatelé: | D'Ambrosio, C, DE NOTARISTEFANI, Francesco, Leutz, H, Puertolas, D, Rosso, E. |
| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics Photomultiplier Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors business.industry Attenuation X-ray Particle detector Anode Photodiode law.invention Optics Nuclear Energy and Engineering law Optoelectronics Detectors and Experimental Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering business Noise (radio) Energy (signal processing) |
| Zdroj: | IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 47:6-12 |
| ISSN: | 1558-1578 0018-9499 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/23.826891 |
| Popis: | A YAP(YAlO/sub 3/:Ce)-scintillating window, coated on its inner surface with an S20-photocathode, seals a cross-focusing hybrid photomultiplier tube (HPMT) equipped with a small p-i-n anode of 2-mm diameter. This new radiation detector separates X-ray lines down to about 2-keV peak energy from the HPMT noise. Its detection efficiency for high gamma energies depends on the YAP-window thickness and amounts to about 18% attenuation at 400-keV energy in the present version. Competitive radiation detectors like Si photodiodes and Si drift chambers are discussed and compared to our prototype, with particular attention given to their energy resolution and noise performance, which limits their active area considerably. (19 refs). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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