Application of silicon photomultipliers to positron emission tomography

E Roncali, SR Cherry - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2011 - Springer
Historically, positron emission tomography (PET) systems have been based on scintillation
crystals coupled to photomultipliers tubes (PMTs). However, the limited quantum efficiency …

A review of stimuli-responsive smart materials for wearable Technology in Healthcare: Retrospective, perspective, and prospective

V Trovato, S Sfameni, G Rando, G Rosace, S Libertino… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT), the demand for the development of
miniaturized and wearable sensors has skyrocketed. Among them, novel sensors for …

Silicon photomultiplier technology at STMicroelectronics

M Mazzillo, G Condorelli, D Sanfilippo… - … on Nuclear Science, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we present the results of the first electrical and optical characterization
performed on 1 mm 2 total area Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM) fabricated in standard silicon …

Determining conversion gain and read noise using a photon-counting histogram method for deep sub-electron read noise image sensors

DA Starkey, ER Fossum - IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new method for characterizing deep sub-electron read noise image sensors is reported.
This method, based on the photon-counting histogram, can provide easy, independent and …

The gamma and neutron sensor system for rapid dose rate mapping in the CLEANDEM Project

F Rossi, L Cosentino, F Longhitano, S Minutoli… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The decommissioning of nuclear installations, as well as the possible necessary accident
remediations, requires the physical presence of human operators in potentially …

Precision measurements of photon detection efficiency for SiPM detectors

G Bonanno, P Finocchiaro, A Pappalardo… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2009 - Elsevier
We present the preliminary results of the characterization of silicon detectors in terms of
Photon Detection Efficiency (PDE). The precision measurements are performed at controlled …

Features of silicon photo multipliers: precision measurements of noise, cross-talk, afterpulsing, detection efficiency

P Finocchiaro, A Pappalardo… - … on Nuclear Science, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Solid state single photon detectors are an emerging issue, with applications in the wide field
of sensors and transducers. A new kind of device named Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) …

Timing performances of large area silicon photomultipliers fabricated at STMicroelectronics

M Mazzillo, G Condorelli, D Sanfilippo… - … on Nuclear Science, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper the results of charge and timing resolution characterization realized at Fermi
National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) on 3.5× 3.5 mm 2 Silicon PhotoMultipliers …

Improvement of sensitivity in continuous wave near infrared spectroscopy systems by using silicon photomultipliers

R Pagano, S Libertino, D Sanfilippo… - Biomedical optics …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally analyze the signal-to-noise ratio of continuous wave (CW) near infrared
spectroscopy (NIRS) reflectance systems based on light emitting diodes and silicon …

Characterization measurements methodology and instrumental set-up optimization for new SiPM detectors—Part II: Optical tests

G Bonanno, D Marano, M Belluso, S Billotta… - IEEE Sensors …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A comprehensive and in-depth characterization procedure for obtaining very accurate
measurements on silicon photomultiplier detectors (SiPMs) is here described. A large …