9th International Workshop on Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detectors (RICH 2016)

Measurements of 511 keV annihilation photons with ultimate timing resolution

5 Sept 2016, 15:00

30m

Bled, Slovenia

Board: 17

Poster Technological aspects and applications of Cherenkov detectors Poster Session A

Speaker

Kazuho Kobayashi (Nagoya University)

Description

We report on measurements of 511 keV annihilation photons with ultimate timing resolution via detection of Cherenkov radiation in
PbF2 crystals attached to an ultra-fast single-channel Micro-Channel PhotoMultiplier Tube (MCP-PMT). We have measured back-to-back timing resolution using a pair of such detectors, and compare the results with a Monte Carlo simulation. The study would provide useful benchmark in development of TOF-PET with Cherenkov light using an array of multi-anode MCP-PMT or solid-state photodetectors, such as MPPC or SiPM.

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