Performance of VATA64HDR16 ASIC for medical physics applications based on continuous crystals and SiPMs

[EN] Detectors based on Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) coupled to continuous crystals are being tested in medical physics applications due to their potential high resolution and sensitivity. To cope with the high granularity required for a very good spatial resolution, SiPM matrices with a large a...

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Authors: Barrio-Toala, John|||0000-0001-5181-2146, Oliver-Guillén, José Francisco|||0000-0002-8585-9345, Etxebeste, A., Lacasta, C., Muñoz, E., Solaz, C., Llosá, G.
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Publication Date:2015
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Keyword:Solid state detectors
Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs etc)
Front-end electronics for detector readout
Gamma detectors (scintillators, CZT, HPG, HgI etc)
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spelling Performance of VATA64HDR16 ASIC for medical physics applications based on continuous crystals and SiPMsBarrio-Toala, John|||0000-0001-5181-2146Oliver-Guillén, José Francisco|||0000-0002-8585-9345Etxebeste, A.Lacasta, C.Muñoz, E.Solaz, C.Llosá, G.Solid state detectorsPhoton detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs etc)Front-end electronics for detector readoutGamma detectors (scintillators, CZT, HPG, HgI etc)[EN] Detectors based on Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) coupled to continuous crystals are being tested in medical physics applications due to their potential high resolution and sensitivity. To cope with the high granularity required for a very good spatial resolution, SiPM matrices with a large amount of elements are needed. To be able to read the information coming from each individual channel, dedicated ASICs are employed. The VATA64HDR16 ASIC is a 64-channel, charge-sensitive amplifier that converts the collected charge into a proportional current or voltage signal. A complete assessment of the suitability of that ASIC for medical physics applications based on continuous crystals and SiPMs has been carried out. The input charge range is linear from 20 pC up to 55 pC. The energy resolution obtained at 511 keV is 10% FWHM with a LaBr3 crystal and 16% FWHM with a LYSO crystal. A coincidence timing resolution of 24 ns FWHM is obtained with two LYSO crystals.This work was supported in part by the European Commission's 7th Framework Programme through the ENVISION project (G. A. num 241851), by the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (FPA2014-53599-R), the UVEG (UV-INV-PRECOMP12-80755) and the Generalitat Valenciana (GV/2013/133 and GVISIC/2012/020). Group members are supported by Ramon y Cajal, UVEG Atraccio de Talent and Generalitat Valenciana contracts.IOP PublishingDepartamento de Ingeniería ElectrónicaEscuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de TelecomunicaciónInstituto de Instrumentación para Imagen MolecularEuropean CommissionGeneralitat ValencianaUniversitat de ValènciaMinisterio de Economía y CompetitividadRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20152015-12-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/232875reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)InglésengEuropean Commission https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 FP7 241851 European NoVel Imaging Systems for ION therapyMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 FPA2014-53599-R DETECTORES PARA APLICACIONES MEDICASGeneralitat Valenciana https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003359 GV%2F2013%2F133Generalitat Valenciana https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003359 GVISIC%2F2012%2F020Universitat de València https://doi.org/10.13039/100008457 UV-INV-PRECOMP12-80755open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reserva de todos los derechoshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/2328752026-06-13T07:49:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Performance of VATA64HDR16 ASIC for medical physics applications based on continuous crystals and SiPMs
title Performance of VATA64HDR16 ASIC for medical physics applications based on continuous crystals and SiPMs
spellingShingle Performance of VATA64HDR16 ASIC for medical physics applications based on continuous crystals and SiPMs
Barrio-Toala, John|||0000-0001-5181-2146
Solid state detectors
Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs etc)
Front-end electronics for detector readout
Gamma detectors (scintillators, CZT, HPG, HgI etc)
title_short Performance of VATA64HDR16 ASIC for medical physics applications based on continuous crystals and SiPMs
title_full Performance of VATA64HDR16 ASIC for medical physics applications based on continuous crystals and SiPMs
title_fullStr Performance of VATA64HDR16 ASIC for medical physics applications based on continuous crystals and SiPMs
title_full_unstemmed Performance of VATA64HDR16 ASIC for medical physics applications based on continuous crystals and SiPMs
title_sort Performance of VATA64HDR16 ASIC for medical physics applications based on continuous crystals and SiPMs
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Barrio-Toala, John|||0000-0001-5181-2146
Oliver-Guillén, José Francisco|||0000-0002-8585-9345
Etxebeste, A.
Lacasta, C.
Muñoz, E.
Solaz, C.
Llosá, G.
author Barrio-Toala, John|||0000-0001-5181-2146
author_facet Barrio-Toala, John|||0000-0001-5181-2146
Oliver-Guillén, José Francisco|||0000-0002-8585-9345
Etxebeste, A.
Lacasta, C.
Muñoz, E.
Solaz, C.
Llosá, G.
author_role author
author2 Oliver-Guillén, José Francisco|||0000-0002-8585-9345
Etxebeste, A.
Lacasta, C.
Muñoz, E.
Solaz, C.
Llosá, G.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Telecomunicación
Instituto de Instrumentación para Imagen Molecular
European Commission
Generalitat Valenciana
Universitat de València
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Solid state detectors
Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs etc)
Front-end electronics for detector readout
Gamma detectors (scintillators, CZT, HPG, HgI etc)
topic Solid state detectors
Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs etc)
Front-end electronics for detector readout
Gamma detectors (scintillators, CZT, HPG, HgI etc)
description [EN] Detectors based on Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) coupled to continuous crystals are being tested in medical physics applications due to their potential high resolution and sensitivity. To cope with the high granularity required for a very good spatial resolution, SiPM matrices with a large amount of elements are needed. To be able to read the information coming from each individual channel, dedicated ASICs are employed. The VATA64HDR16 ASIC is a 64-channel, charge-sensitive amplifier that converts the collected charge into a proportional current or voltage signal. A complete assessment of the suitability of that ASIC for medical physics applications based on continuous crystals and SiPMs has been carried out. The input charge range is linear from 20 pC up to 55 pC. The energy resolution obtained at 511 keV is 10% FWHM with a LaBr3 crystal and 16% FWHM with a LYSO crystal. A coincidence timing resolution of 24 ns FWHM is obtained with two LYSO crystals.
publishDate 2015
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2015-12-01
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dc.language.none.fl_str_mv Inglés
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv European Commission https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 FP7 241851 European NoVel Imaging Systems for ION therapy
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 FPA2014-53599-R DETECTORES PARA APLICACIONES MEDICAS
Generalitat Valenciana https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003359 GV%2F2013%2F133
Generalitat Valenciana https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003359 GVISIC%2F2012%2F020
Universitat de València https://doi.org/10.13039/100008457 UV-INV-PRECOMP12-80755
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