A Study of Radiation Detectors with Silicon Photomultiplier Readout

This work is a study of scintillator-based radiation detectors, and how they perform using both traditional and modern photodetectors. More specifically, we examine how a radiation detector utilizing silicon photomultiplier-based readout performs compared to a traditional photomultiplier tube-based detector. Silicon photomultipliers show great promise in contemporary particle physics for their small size, robustness, and efficiency compared to traditional photodetector systems. We investigated the practicality and efficiency of using silicon photomultipliers in radiation detectors.

About the author

Matthew Loftus received Bachelors of Science in mathematics and physics from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. While at school, his research included scintillation detectors, optical connectors, and multiple types of photodetectors. He has also worked briefly on the near detector prototype for the NOvA neutrino experiment at Fermilab.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Loftus
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9783659538506
• ISBN: 978-3-659-53850-6
• No. of pages: 60
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics