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Position-sensitive silicon photomultiplier array with enhanced position reconstruction by means of a deep neural network

Publication date2026-06
Abstract

Single-photon sensitive detectors like Silicon Photomultipliers are widely used in many medical imaging applications. By using detectors with position resolutions, it is possible to build compact photodetector readouts with reduced number of channels, but still preserving position resolution and gamma-rays imaging capabilities. In this work, we present the advantage of using a Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) light position reconstruction applied to a 2 × 2 array of linearly-graded SiPMs (LG-SiPMs), to minimize the distortions on the reconstructed event maps. Our approach significantly enhances both the resolution and linearity of position detection compared to the nominal reconstruction formula based on the device architecture. Remarkably, the DNN-based reconstruction boosts the number of resolved areas (‘pixels’) by a factor of 5.7 to 12.1 (depending the training splitting used) allowing for a higher level of precision and performance in light detection.

Keywords
  • SiPM
  • Linearly-graded SiPM
  • Position sensitive SiPM
  • Deep neural network
  • Position reconstruction algorithm
Funding
  • European Commission - breAkThrough innovaTion pRogrAmme for a pan-European Detection and Imaging eCosysTem [777222]
Citation (ISO format)
ALISPACH, Cyril Martin et al. Position-sensitive silicon photomultiplier array with enhanced position reconstruction by means of a deep neural network. In: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2026, vol. 1091, p. 171768. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2026.171768
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