Development of an 8×8 array of LaBr3(Ce) scintillator pixels for a gaseous Compton gamma-ray camera

S. Kurosawa; H. Kubo; K. Hattori; C. Ida; S. Iwaki; S. Kabuki; A. Kubo; E. Kunieda; K. Miuchi; T. Nakahara; H. Nishimura; J. D. Parker; A. Takada; M. Takahashi; T. Tanimori; K. Ueno

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2010.02.211

Development of an 8×8 array of LaBr₃(Ce) scintillator pixels for a gaseous Compton gamma-ray camera

S. Kurosawa, H. Kubo, K. Hattori, C. Ida, S. Iwaki, S. Kabuki, A. Kubo, E. Kunieda, K. Miuchi, T. Nakahara, H. Nishimura, J. D. Parker, A. Takada, M. Takahashi, T. Tanimori, K. Ueno

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We have developed LaBr₃(Ce) pixel scintillator arrays for an electron-tracking Compton camera (ETCC) that consists of a gaseous time projection chamber (TPC) and the scintillators. The TPC measures the three-dimensional track and energy of a Compton recoil electron, while the scintillators measure the energy and position of the scattered gamma ray. Therefore, the ETCC is able to reconstruct Compton scattering event by event. We adopted LaBr₃(Ce) scintillators because the angular resolution of the ETCC depends on the energy resolution of the scintillators, and LaBr ₃(Ce) has an FWHM energy resolution of about 3% at 662 keV using a single-anode photomultiplier tube (PMT). We have developed an 8×8 array of LaBr₃(Ce) scintillator pixels with a pixel size of 5.8×5.8×15.0 mm³, which has an FWHM energy resolution of 5.8±0.9% at 662 keV when coupled to a multi-anode PMT (Hamamatsu H8500). The ETCC with the LaBr₃(Ce) arrays has an FWHM angular resolution of 4.2±0.3° at 662 keV.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	249-251
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	623
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.02.211
Publication status	Published - 2010 Nov 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Compton camera
LaBr(Ce)
Scintillator array

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Kurosawa, S., Kubo, H., Hattori, K., Ida, C., Iwaki, S., Kabuki, S., Kubo, A., Kunieda, E., Miuchi, K., Nakahara, T., Nishimura, H., Parker, J. D., Takada, A., Takahashi, M., Tanimori, T., & Ueno, K. (2010). Development of an 8×8 array of LaBr₃(Ce) scintillator pixels for a gaseous Compton gamma-ray camera. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 623(1), 249-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.02.211

Development of an 8×8 array of LaBr₃(Ce) scintillator pixels for a gaseous Compton gamma-ray camera. / Kurosawa, S.; Kubo, H.; Hattori, K. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 623, No. 1, 01.11.2010, p. 249-251.

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Kurosawa, S, Kubo, H, Hattori, K, Ida, C, Iwaki, S, Kabuki, S, Kubo, A, Kunieda, E, Miuchi, K, Nakahara, T, Nishimura, H, Parker, JD, Takada, A, Takahashi, M, Tanimori, T & Ueno, K 2010, 'Development of an 8×8 array of LaBr₃(Ce) scintillator pixels for a gaseous Compton gamma-ray camera', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 623, no. 1, pp. 249-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.02.211

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