A time resolution study with a plastic scintillator read out by a Geiger-mode Avalanche Photodiode

作者：Stoykov A^*; Scheuermann R; Sedlak K

来源：Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment , 2012, 695: 202-205.

DOI：10.1016/j.nima.2011.11.011

• Scintillation detector
• Time resolution
• Geiger-mode Avalanche Photodiode (G-APD)
• Multi-pixel photon counter (MPPC)
• Silicon photomultiplier (SiPM)

In this work we attempt to establish the best time resolution attainable with a scintillation counter consisting of a plastic scintillator read out by a Geiger-mode Avalanche Photodiode. The measured time resolution is inversely proportional to the square root of the energy deposited in the scintillator, and scales to sigma = 18 ps at 1 MeV. This result competes with the best ones reported for photomultiplier tubes.

• 出版日期2012-12-11