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Muñoz, V.; Takhistov, V.; Witte, S.J.; Fuller, G.M. |
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Exploring the origin of supermassive black holes with coherent neutrino scattering |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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11 |
Issue |
11 |
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020 - 16pp |
| Keywords |
dark matter detectors; massive stars; neutrino astronomy; neutrino detectors |
| Abstract |
Collapsing supermassive stars (M greater than or similar to 3 x 10(4) M-circle dot) at high redshifts can naturally provide seeds and explain the origin of the supermassive black holes observed in the centers of nearly all galaxies. During the collapse of supermassive stars, a burst of non-thermal neutrinos is generated with a luminosity that could greatly exceed that of a conventional core collapse supernova explosion. In this work, we investigate the extent to which the neutrinos produced in these explosions can be observed via coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS). Large scale direct dark matter detection experiments provide particularly favorable targets. We find that upcoming O(100) tonne-scale experiments will be sensitive to the collapse of individual supermassive stars at distances as large as O(10) Mpc. |
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[Munoz, Victor; Witte, Samuel J.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Apartado Correos 22085, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: victor.manuel.munoz@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000765985200009 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5159 |
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Muñoz, E.; Barrio, J.; Bemmerer, D.; Etxebeste, A.; Fiedler, F.; Hueso-Gonzalez, F.; Lacasta, C.; Oliver, J.F.; Romer, K.; Solaz, C.; Wagner, L.; Llosa, G. |
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Tests of MACACO Compton telescope with 4.44 MeV gamma rays |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Journal of Instrumentation |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Instrum. |
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13 |
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P05007 - 13pp |
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Compton imaging; Instrumentation for hadron therapy; Gamma detectors (scintillators, CZT, HPG, HgI etc); Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si PMTs, G APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs etc) |
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Hadron therapy offers the possibility of delivering a large amount of radiation dose to tumors with minimal absorption by the surrounding healthy tissue. In order to fully exploit the advantages of this technique, the use of real-time beam monitoring devices becomes mandatory. Compton imaging devices can be employed to map the distribution of prompt gamma emission during the treatment and thus assess its correct delivery. The Compton telescope prototype developed at IFIC-Valencia for this purpose is made of three layers of LaBr3 crystals coupled to silicon photomultipliers. The system has been tested in a 4.44 MeV gamma field at the 3 MV Tandetron accelerator at HZDR, Dresden. Images of the target with the system in three different positions separated by 10 mm were successfully reconstructed. This indicates the ability of MACACO for imaging the prompt gamma rays emitted at such energies. |
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[Munoz, E.; Barrio, J.; Etxebeste, A.; Lacasta, C.; Oliver, J. F.; Solaz, C.; Llosa, G.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Parque Cient,C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain, Email: Enrique.Munoz@ific.uv.es |
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1748-0221 |
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WOS:000431716900001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3575 |
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Miñano, M. |
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Radiation Hard Silicon Strips Detectors for the SLHC |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
Publication |
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science |
Abbreviated Journal |
IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. |
| Volume |
58 |
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3 |
Pages |
1135-1140 |
| Keywords |
High energy physics; microstrip; radiation detectors; silicon; SLHC |
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While the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) began taking data in 2009, scenarios for a machine upgrade to achieve a much higher luminosity are being developed. In the current planning, it is foreseen to increase the luminosity of the LHC at CERN around 2018. As radiation damage scales with integrated luminosity, the particle physics experiments will need to be equipped with a new generation of radiation hard detectors. This article reports on the status of the R&D projects on radiation hard silicon strips detectors for particle physics, linked to the Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, super-LHC (sLHC) of the ATLAS microstrip detector. The primary focus of this report is on measuring the radiation hardness of the silicon materials and the detectors under study. This involves designing silicon detectors, irradiating them to the sLHC radiation levels and studying their performance as particle detectors. The most promising silicon detector for the different radiation levels in the different regions of the ATLAS microstrip detector will be presented. Important challenges related to engineering layout, powering, cooling and reading out a very large strip detector are presented. Ideas on possible schemes for the layout and support mechanics will be shown. |
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IFIC UV CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: mercedes.minano@ific.uv.es |
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Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc |
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0018-9499 |
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ISI:000291659300001 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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651 |
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Marco-Hernandez, R. |
| Title |
Development of a beam test telescope based on the Alibava readout system |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
Publication |
Journal of Instrumentation |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Instrum. |
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6 |
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C01002 - 7pp |
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Particle tracking detectors; Data acquisition circuits; Front-end electronics for detector readout; Digital electronic circuits |
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A telescope for a beam test have been developed as a result of a collaboration among the University of Liverpool, Centro Nacional de Microelectronica (CNM) of Barcelona and Instituto de Fisica Corpuscular (IFIC) of Valencia. This system is intended to carry out both analogue charge collection and spatial resolution measurements with different types of microstrip or pixel silicon detectors in a beam test environment. The telescope has four XY measurement as well as trigger planes (XYT board) and it can accommodate up to twelve devices under test (DUT board). The DUT board uses two Beetle ASICs for the readout of chilled silicon detectors. The board could operate in a self-triggering mode. The board features a temperature sensor and it can be mounted on a rotary stage. A peltier element is used for cooling the DUT. Each XYT board measures the track space points using two silicon strip detectors connected to two Beetle ASICs. It can also trigger on the particle tracks in the beam test. The board includes a CPLD which allows for the synchronization of the trigger signal to a common clock frequency, delaying and implementing coincidence with other XYT boards. An Alibava mother board is used to read out and to control each XYT/DUT board from a common trigger signal and a common clock signal. The Alibava board has a TDC on board to have a time stamp of each trigger. The data collected by each Alibava board is sent to a master card by means of a local data/address bus following a custom digital protocol. The master board distributes the trigger, clock and reset signals. It also merges the data streams from up to sixteen Alibava boards. The board has also a test channel for testing in a standard mode a XYT or DUT board. This board is implemented with a Xilinx development board and a custom patch board. The master board is connected with the DAQ software via 100M Ethernet. Track based alignment software has also been developed for the data obtained with the DAQ software. |
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[Marco-Hernandez, R.; Alibava Collaboration] CSIC UV, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain, Email: rmarco@ific.uv.es |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1748-0221 |
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ISI:000291345600007 |
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no |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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644 |
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Mandic, I.; Cindro, V.; Debevc, J.; Gorisek, A.; Hiti, B.; Kramberger, G.; Skomina, P.; Zavrtanik, M.; Mikuz, M.; Vilella, E.; Zhang, C.; Powell, S.; Franks, M.; Marco-Hernandez, R.; Steininger, H. |
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Study of neutron irradiation effects in Depleted CMOS detector structures |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2022 |
Publication |
Journal of Instrumentation |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Instrum. |
| Volume |
17 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
P03030 - 13pp |
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Particle tracking detectors (Solid-state detectors); Si microstrip and pad detectors; Solid state detectors |
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In this paper the results of Edge-TCT and I-V measurements with passive test structures made in LFoundry 150 nm HV-CMOS process on p-type substrates with different initial resistivities ranging from 0.5 to 3 k Omega cm are presented. Samples were irradiated with reactor neutrons up to a fluence of 2.10(15) n(eq)/cm(2). The depletion depth was measured with Edge-TCT. The effective space charge concentration N-eff was estimated from the dependence of the depletion depth on bias voltage and studied as a function of neutron fluence. The dependence of N-eff on fluence changes with initial acceptor concentration in agreement with other measurements with p-type silicon. A long term accelerated annealing study of N-eff and detector current up to 1280 minutes at 60 degrees C was made. It was found that N-eff and current in reverse biased detector behave as expected for irradiated silicon. |
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[Mandic, I; Cindro, V; Debevc, J.; Gorisek, A.; Hiti, B.; Kramberger, G.; Skomina, P.; Zavrtanik, M.; Mikuz, M.] Jozef Stefan Inst, Jamova 39, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Email: igor.mandic@ijs.si |
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1748-0221 |
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WOS:000784713600004 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
| Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
5208 |
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Magan, D.L.P.; Caballero, L.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Agramunt-Ros, J.; Albiol, F.; Casanovas, A.; Gonzalez, A.; Guerrero, C.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A. |
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First tests of the applicability of gamma-ray imaging for background discrimination in time-of-flight neutron capture measurements |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2016 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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823 |
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107-119 |
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Neutron capture cross-sections; gamma-ray imaging; Total energy detectors; Pulse-height weighting technique; Time-of-flight method |
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In this work we explore for the first time the applicability of using gamma-ray imaging in neutron capture measurements to identify and suppress spatially localized background. For this aim, a pinhole gamma camera is assembled, tested and characterized in terms of energy and spatial performance. It consists of a monolithic CeBr3 scintillating crystal coupled to a position-sensitive photomultiplier and readout through an integrated circuit AMIC2GR. The pinhole collimator is a massive carven block of lead. A series of dedicated measurements with calibrated sources and with a neutron beam incident on a Au-197 sample have been carried out at n_TOF, achieving an enhancement of a factor of two in the signal-to-background ratio when selecting only those events coming from the direction of the sample. |
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[Perez Magan, D. L.; Caballero, L.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Agramunt-Ros, J.; Albiol, F.; Tarifeno-Saldivia, A.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: domingo@ific.uv.es |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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WOS:000374661600015 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2665 |
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Loya Villalpando, A.A.; Martin-Albo, J.; Chen, W.T.; Guenette, R.; Lego, C.; Park, J.S.; Capasso, F. |
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Improving the light collection efficiency of silicon photomultipliers through the use of metalenses |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
Journal of Instrumentation |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Instrum. |
| Volume |
15 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
P11021 - 13pp |
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Optical detector readout concepts; Solid state detectors; Dark Matter detectors (WIMPS, axions, etc); Double-beta decay detectors |
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Metalenses are optical devices that implement nanostructures as phase shifters to focus incident light. Their compactness and simple fabrication make them a potential cost-effective solution for increasing light collection efficiency in particle detectors with limited photosensitive area coverage. Here we report on the characterization and performance of metalenses in increasing the light collection efficiency of silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) of various sizes using an LED of 630 nm, and find a six to seven-fold increase in signal for a 1.3 x 1 3 mm(2) SiPM when coupled with a 10-mm-diameter metalens manufactured using deep ultraviolet stepper lithography. Such improvements could be valuable for future generations of particle detectors, particularly those employed in rare-event searches such as dark matter and neutrinoless double beta decay. |
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[Villalpando, A. A. Loya; Martin-Albo, J.; Guenette, R.; Lego, C.] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA, Email: aloyavil@caltech.edu |
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1748-0221 |
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WOS:000595650800009 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4634 |
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Lopez-Fogliani, D.E.; Perez, A.D.; Ruiz de Austri, R. |
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Dark matter candidates in the NMSSM with RH neutrino superfields |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2021 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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04 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
067 - 35pp |
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dark matter theory; dark matter detectors |
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R-parity conserving supersymmetric models with right-handed (RH) neutrinos are very appealing since they could naturally explain neutrino physics and also provide a good dark matter (DM) candidate such as the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP). In this work we consider the next-to-minimal supersymmetric standard model (NMSSM) plus RH neutrino superfields, with effective Majorana masses dynamically generated at the electroweak scale (EW). We perform a scan of the relevant parameter space and study both possible DM candidates: RH sneutrino and neutralino. Especially for the case of RH sneutrino DM we analyse the intimate relation between both candidates to obtain the correct amount of relic density. Besides the well-known resonances, annihilations through scalar quartic couplings and coannihilation mechanisms with all kind of neutralinos, are crucial. Finally, we present the impact of current and future direct and indirect detection experiments on both DM candidates. |
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[Lopez-Fogliani, Daniel E.] Univ Buenos Aires, Fac Ciencia Exactas & Nat, Inst Fis Buenos Aires UBA, RA-1428 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina, Email: daniel.lopez@df.uba.ar; |
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WOS:000644501000049 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4824 |
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Llosa, G. |
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Recent developments in photodetection for medical applications |
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Journal Article |
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2015 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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787 |
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353-357 |
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Detectors; Photodetectors; Medical applications; PET; SPECT; Hadron Therapy |
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The use of the most advanced technology in medical imaging results in the development of high performance detectors that can significantly improve the performance of the medical devices employed in hospitals. Scintillator crystals coupled to photodetectors remain to be essential detectors in terms of performance and cost for medical imaging applications in different imaging modalities. Recent advances in photodetectors result in an increase of the performance of the medical scanners. Solid state detectors can provide substantial performance improvement, but are more complex to integrate into clinical detectors due mainly to their higher cost. Solid state photodetectors (APDs, SiPMs) have made new detector concepts possible and have led to improvements in different imaging modalities. Recent advances in detectors for medical imaging are revised. |
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UVEG, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain, Email: gabriela.llosa@ific.uv.es |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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WOS:000354869900079 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2233 |
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Ljungvall, J.; Perez-Vidal, R.M.; Lopez-Martens, A.; Michelagnoli, C.; Clement, E.; Dudouet, J.; Gadea, A.; Hess, H.; Korichi, A.; Labiche, M.; Lalovic, N.; Li, H.J.; Recchia, F. |
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Performance of the Advanced GAmma Tracking Array at GANIL |
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Journal Article |
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2020 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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955 |
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163297 - 13pp |
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AGATA spectrometer; GANIL facility; gamma-ray tracking; Nuclear structure; HPGe detectors |
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The performance of the Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA) at GANIL is discussed, on the basis of the analysis of source and in-beam data taken with up to 30 segmented crystals. Data processing is described in detail. The performance of individual detectors are shown. The efficiency of the individual detectors as well as the efficiency after gamma-ray tracking are discussed. Recent developments of gamma-ray tracking are also presented. The experimentally achieved peak-to-total is compared with simulations showing the impact of back-scattered gamma rays on the peak-to-total in a gamma-ray tracking array. An estimate of the achieved position resolution using the Doppler broadening of in-beam data is also given. Angular correlations from source measurements are shown together with different methods to take into account the effects of gamma-ray tracking on the normalization of the angular correlations. |
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[Ljungvall, J.; Lopez-Martens, A.; Dudouet, J.; Korichi, A.] Univ Paris Saclay, Univ Paris Sud, CNRS IN2P3, CSNSM, F-91405 Orsay, France, Email: joa.ljungvall@csnsm.in2p3.fr |
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WOS:000508940400029 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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