2021
Measurement of the Parametrized Single-Photon Response Function of a Large Area Picosecond Photodetector for Time-of-Flight PET Applications
Worstell W, Sajedi S, Bläckberg L, Feng Y, Aviles M, Butler S, Ertley C, Cremer T, Foley M, Foley C, Hamel C, Lyashenko A, Minot M, Popecki M, Rivera T, Stochaj M, Fakhri G, Sabet H. Measurement of the Parametrized Single-Photon Response Function of a Large Area Picosecond Photodetector for Time-of-Flight PET Applications. IEEE Transactions On Radiation And Plasma Medical Sciences 2021, 5: 651-661. DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2021.3065890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransit time spreadSingle-photon levelLaser pulse intensityPhotomultiplier tubeSubpicosecond laserElectronic noisePulse intensityPET applicationsLAPPDLaser excitationOptical filtersTime spreadResponse functionPulsePulse timePhotocathodeSpe valuesEntry faceLaserVoltage controlTime responsePhotodetectorsExcitationPeak amplitudeVoltage
2016
Light Transport in PET Scintillator Detectors Fabricated Using Laser Induced Optical Barriers
Bläckberg L, Ozsahin D, Moghadam N, Fakhri G, Sabet H. Light Transport in PET Scintillator Detectors Fabricated Using Laser Induced Optical Barriers. 2016, 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2016.8069523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPixel-like patternOptical barrierLYSO:Ce crystalsLaser-processed crystalsSensitive scintillation detectorTransverse spatial resolutionLight transportScintillation lightScintillation detectorDOI informationReadout detectorsAnimal positron emission tomographyDetector fabricationLight response functionCe crystalsMonolithic crystalsFunction of source locationPixel pitchLiOBPulsed laserPhotodetector arrayRefractive indexCrystal depthResponse functionSpatial resolution