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Quantitative determination of spatial resolution and linearity of position-sensitive LG-SiPMs at sub-millimeter scale via Ricean distribution fitting

Publication date2025-11
First online date2025-06-28
Abstract

Position-sensitive SiPMs are useful in all light detection applications requiring a small number of readout channels while preserving the information about the incoming light’s interaction position. Focusing on a 2 × 2 array of LG-SiPMs covering an area of ∼ 15.5 × 15.5 mm2 with just 6 readout channels, we proposed a quantitative method to evaluate the image reconstruction performance. The method is based on a statistical approach to assess the device’s precision (spatial resolution) and accuracy (linearity) in reconstructing the light spot center of gravity. This evaluation is achieved through a Rice probability distribution function fitting. We obtained an average sensor spatial resolution of 81 ± 3 μm (standard deviation) with a corresponding accuracy of 231 ± 4 μm.

Keywords
  • Light sensors
  • Silicon photomultipliers
  • Position sensitive detectors
  • Nuclear medicine
  • High energy physics
  • Spatial resolution
Funding
  • European Commission - Breakthrough Innovation Programme for a Pan-European Detection and Imaging Eco-System – Phase-2 [101004462]
  • Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - [20142020]
Citation (ISO format)
RAIOLA, Aramis et al. Quantitative determination of spatial resolution and linearity of position-sensitive LG-SiPMs at sub-millimeter scale via Ricean distribution fitting. In: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2025, vol. 1080, p. 170774. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2025.170774
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Journal ISSN0168-9002
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