Abstract
We developed a timing counter with a monolithic array of multi-pixel photon counters (MPPCs) coupled to a 10×12.6×24 mm3 plastic scintillator. A signal of the MPPC was processed and its fast components were amplified by a developed readout circuit to improve the timing. The performances of the counter were evaluated by electrons with energies of 855 MeV. A set of the MPPC based scintillation counter and a PMT based reference counter achieved the TOF resolution less than 80 ps (ω). The gain was almost constant up to the count rate of 170 kHz.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 6825939 |
Pages (from-to) | 1278-1283 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Jun |
Keywords
- Analog circuits
- Multipixel photon counters (MPPCs)
- Scintillation counters
- Silicon photomultipliers (SiPM)
- Time resolution
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering