Different applications require different customizations of silicon photomultiplier (SiPM)
technology. We present a review on the latest SiPM technologies developed at Fondazione …

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a molecular imaging modality that provides
information at the molecular level. This system is composed of radiation detectors to detect …

Recently developed ceramic and single crystal Cerium-doped gadolinium aluminum gallium
garnet (GAGG: Ce) scintillators were studied. We compared their scintillation properties with …

The goal of this study was to exploit the excellent spatial resolution characteristics of a
position-sensitive silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) and develop a high-resolution depth-of …

Gadolinium aluminum gallium garnet (GAGG) is a promising scintillator crystal for positron
emission tomography (PET) detectors owing to its advantages of energy resolution, light …

In this work, a compact set-up and three different methods to measure the Photo-Detection
Efficiency (PDE) of Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) and Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes …

Dynamics of the population of the excited Ce states responsible for the luminescence
response time in Gd 3 Al 2 Ga 3 O 12: Ce scintillating crystals is studied by revealing the …

Scintillators are a critical component of sensor systems for the detection of ionizing radiation.
Such systems have a diverse portfolio of applications from medical imaging, well logging in …

Abstract Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM) are interesting light sensors for Positron Emission
Tomography (PET). The detector signal of analog SiPMs is the total charge of all fired cells …

For a given photon detection efficiency (PDE), the primary, Poisson distributed, dark count
rate of the detector (DCR 0) is one of the most limiting factors affecting the timing resolution …