A novel gamma-ray detector with sub-millimeter resolutions using a monolithic MPPC array with pixelized Ce:LYSO and Ce:GGAG scintillators. Takuya Kato J.Kataoka, T.Nakamori, T.Miura, H.Matsuda A.Kishimoto ( Waseda Univ .) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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A novel gamma-ray detector with sub-millimeter resolutions using a monolithic MPPC array with pixelized Ce:LYSO and Ce:GGAG scintillators
8 December 2011 8th Hiroshima Symposium @ Academia Sinica, Taipei
Contents2
1. PET and our approach
2. Performances of the MPPC array
3. Charge division readout technique
4. Sub-millimeter pixelized scintillators
5. Future prospects and summary
Positron Emission Tomography
3
⇒ Well-established method for detecting cancers
PMT is incorporated in conventional PET scannerHowever, PMT is …
PMT
Scintillator
intricate in constructionlarge sizesensitive to B fields
APD can overcome these points
Functional imaging with 511keV annihilation gamma-rayTime of Flight(ToF) and Depth of Interaction(DoI) information improve image quality
ToF
DoI
MRI-PET has become common as a multimodality imaging device
⇒ compactness, low power and
⇒ insensitivity to B fields is required
high time resolution are required
Cancer
APD-PET project
4
Kataoka, Matsuda et al. 2009, NIM-A, 2010 IEEE-TNSKoizumi et al. 2009, Yoshino et al. 2011, NIM -A
256ch APD-array
APD is a compact and insensitive to B fieldsDeveloped large size APD and dedicated LSISub-millimeter resolution was achived
Time resolution is a few ns
3.1ns (FWHM)
⇒ unfavorable for ToF
APD gain is relatively low (~50)⇒ easily affected by electric noise contamination
Multi-Pixel Photon Counter5
2D-array of Geiger mode APD pixelscharges proportional to the number of fired pixelscompactlow bias voltage (<100V)high gain (105~106)insensitive to B fields
quenching resistor
Geiger-mode APD
Geiger-mode
quenching
discharge
chargeV
I
VopVbr
ON
Off ~50ns
Characteristics summary6
High gain, doesn’t need CSA
Less photon-detection efficiency
Narrow dynamic range due to limited number of pixels
⇒ much better S/N⇒ much better time resolution (suitable for ToF-PET)
⇒ worse energy resolution
⇒ need linearity correction
PMT APD MPPCPD
gain
Q.E. (PDE)
volume
interfered by B
structure
power consumption
105~6
>25
large
yes
complex
high
1 50-100 105~6
>80 >25
small
no
simple
low
suitable for PET
4 × 4 Monolithic MPPC array7
4×4 array with 3×3mm2 pixel 50μm type (3600 APDs/pixel) 0.2mm gap With FPC(flexible printed circuit) monolithic buttable low dark counts rate (400kcps @ 20deg)
13.6mm
13.6mm
Gain vs Voltage Gain map @72.01V, 20deg
±5.6%
averaged gain = 7.5 × 105
Bias Voltage [V]
Gai
n (×
105 )
71.5 72.53.5
10
Performance with Ce:LYSO8
4×4 array of 3×3×10mm3 crystals reflective BaSO4 layer divide pixels coupled using optical grease irradiated by 137Cs @20deg, 72.01V
137Cs spectraenergy resolution map
11.5±0.5% (FWHM)
ρ=7.10 g/cm3
25 ph/keVτ=40 ns
LYSO array
for 662keVEnergy [keV]
Cou
nts
Time resolution of the MPPC array9
CFD
CFDTAC
delay
start
stop
PHADC
PMT 3×3×10mm3 Ce:LYSO crystal
reference detector
LYSO
LYSO
PMT
MPPC array
22Na
493±22ps (FWHM)
time resolution map
Charge division readout technique10
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resistor network FanI/O
100nsdelay CSADC
×10 linear amp
GateGenerator
gate(700ns)
Discriminator
4ch analog sum
×16ch
often used for MAPMT 16 anodes are connected to red circles interaction positions are calculated by
centroid method irradiated by 137Cs @20deg, 72.01V
137Cs
Result of charge division readout11
flood image
X position (a.u.)
Y p
ositi
on (
a.u.
)137Cs spectra
4×4 pixels are clearly resolved averaged FWHM of peaks is 0.19mm spectra are extracted from flood image energy resolution is slightly better
10.2±0.4% (FWHM) for 662keV
averaged FWHM of peaks Energy [keV]
Cou
nts
Sub-millimeter pixelized scintillator12
12×12 array1.0×1.0×10mm3
17×17 array0.7×0.7×10mm3
22×22 array0.5×0.5×10mm3
Ce:LYSO Ce:GGAG
Ce:GGAG is a brand-new scintillator which has very large light yield 0.1mm thick BaSO4 layer coupled with 1mm thick acrylic light guide read out by resistor network
ρ=6.63 g/cm3
42 ph/keVτ=52.8
resistor network
scintillator
light guide
MPPC array
Comparison between LYSO and GGAG13
GGAG has larger light yield
Decay time of LYSO is shorter⇒ LYSO is suitable for ToF
⇒ GGAG has better energy resolution
3×3mm2 , 50μm type MPPC 3×3×10mm3 scintillator crystals
7.9% (FWHM)
9.7% (FWHM)
137Cs spectra
Charge[pC]
Nor
mal
ized
cou
nts
3mm
3mm
GGAGLYSO
pulse shapes of 662keV photoelectric absorption events
1.0mm2 Ce:LYSO array14
flood image
X position (a.u.)
Y p
ositi
on (
a.u.
)137Cs spectra
irradiate by 137Cs side pixels are overlapped, but central 8×8 pixels
are successfully resolved energy spectra are extracted from flood image