LumaCam: a novel class of position-sensitive event mode particle detectors using scintillator screens
Abstract A new type of position-sensitive detectors is gaining attention in the neutron community. They are scintillator based detectors that detect the scintillation light on an individual photon basis via an image intensifier and a fast image sensor. Their readout operates in event mode i.e. it pr...
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| author | Alexander Wolfertz Alex Gustschin Michael Schulz Alexander M. Long Anton Khaplanov Tsviki Y. Hirsh Andrei Nomerotski Manuel Morgano Anton Tremsin Giacomo Mauri G. Jeff Sykora Adrian Losko |
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| description | Abstract A new type of position-sensitive detectors is gaining attention in the neutron community. They are scintillator based detectors that detect the scintillation light on an individual photon basis via an image intensifier and a fast image sensor. Their readout operates in event mode i.e. it produces information about individual neutron interactions, reconstructed from the sensor data, thus enabling to achieve superior spatial and temporal resolutions compared to regular detectors. Although the development of current detectors is focused on neutrons, the concept is also applicable to the detection of other particles such as high-energy photons. This document provides a description on how these detectors are built, how they operate, and what their characteristics are. An example of a detector implementation based on a Timepix3 chip is described to illustrate the detector concept. This includes a detailed description of the algorithm that reconstructs the neutron interactions from the sensor data, one of the core components that sets it apart from established scintillator-based imaging detectors. Energy-resolved epithermal neutron radiography was performed at the ISIS EMMA beamline with this detector, illustrating some of the fundamental differences in the data that can be produced with the new type of detector compared to more established types of scintillator based neutron detectors. The term LumaCam is proposed to refer to this new class of position-sensitive event-mode detectors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3ed554a68f174443855715f7e84d15b52024-12-22T12:27:27ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-12-0114111110.1038/s41598-024-82095-2LumaCam: a novel class of position-sensitive event mode particle detectors using scintillator screensAlexander Wolfertz0Alex Gustschin1Michael Schulz2Alexander M. Long3Anton Khaplanov4Tsviki Y. Hirsh5Andrei Nomerotski6Manuel Morgano7Anton Tremsin8Giacomo Mauri9G. Jeff Sykora10Adrian Losko11Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-LeibnitzForschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-LeibnitzForschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-LeibnitzLos Alamos National LaboratoryOak Ridge National LaboratorySoreq Nuclear Research CenterCzech Technical UniversityEuropean Spallation Source ERICUniversity of CaliforniaISIS Department, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton LabsISIS Department, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton LabsForschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-LeibnitzAbstract A new type of position-sensitive detectors is gaining attention in the neutron community. They are scintillator based detectors that detect the scintillation light on an individual photon basis via an image intensifier and a fast image sensor. Their readout operates in event mode i.e. it produces information about individual neutron interactions, reconstructed from the sensor data, thus enabling to achieve superior spatial and temporal resolutions compared to regular detectors. Although the development of current detectors is focused on neutrons, the concept is also applicable to the detection of other particles such as high-energy photons. This document provides a description on how these detectors are built, how they operate, and what their characteristics are. An example of a detector implementation based on a Timepix3 chip is described to illustrate the detector concept. This includes a detailed description of the algorithm that reconstructs the neutron interactions from the sensor data, one of the core components that sets it apart from established scintillator-based imaging detectors. Energy-resolved epithermal neutron radiography was performed at the ISIS EMMA beamline with this detector, illustrating some of the fundamental differences in the data that can be produced with the new type of detector compared to more established types of scintillator based neutron detectors. The term LumaCam is proposed to refer to this new class of position-sensitive event-mode detectors.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82095-2 |
| spellingShingle | Alexander Wolfertz Alex Gustschin Michael Schulz Alexander M. Long Anton Khaplanov Tsviki Y. Hirsh Andrei Nomerotski Manuel Morgano Anton Tremsin Giacomo Mauri G. Jeff Sykora Adrian Losko LumaCam: a novel class of position-sensitive event mode particle detectors using scintillator screens Scientific Reports |
| title | LumaCam: a novel class of position-sensitive event mode particle detectors using scintillator screens |
| title_full | LumaCam: a novel class of position-sensitive event mode particle detectors using scintillator screens |
| title_fullStr | LumaCam: a novel class of position-sensitive event mode particle detectors using scintillator screens |
| title_full_unstemmed | LumaCam: a novel class of position-sensitive event mode particle detectors using scintillator screens |
| title_short | LumaCam: a novel class of position-sensitive event mode particle detectors using scintillator screens |
| title_sort | lumacam a novel class of position sensitive event mode particle detectors using scintillator screens |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82095-2 |
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