Abstract-The Multi-Pixel Photon Counter (MPPC) is a silicon based photon counting device consisting of multiple Avalanche Photodiodes operated in Geiger mode. In order to detect 511 keV photons we use MPPC devices with an active area of 3 × 3 mm 2 which are directly coupled to 3 × 3 × 15 mm 3 scintillator crystals made of Lutetium Fine Silicate (LFS). Two gammadetectors of this kind are used to detect both coincident photons emerging from an e + e − annihilation. The energy and the time resolution are measured. The very good performance of the gamma-detectors motivate the next step towards building a gamma camera consisting of a matrix of MPPC devices and scintillator crystals. First results concerning the design and the homogeneity of the read-out channels are presented. About 100 LFS crystals are tested. First studies on the properties of the ASIC which will be used for the multi-channel read-out are discussed. The experimental studies are supplemented with Monte Carlo simulations based on GEANT4. A full PET system is simulated in order to study and optimize the performance of the system in terms of spatial resolution.
Abstract-We present the first commissioning data of our TOF-PET test device featuring MPPC read-out of small size LFS crystals. We discuss the characteristics of the test device and present results from two different multi-channel read-out ASIC chips which offer a high timing performance.
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