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Type: 
Conference
Description: 
In this contribution we present the results of the first morphological and electro-optical characterization of Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM) for nuclear medical imaging applications fabricated in standard silicon planar technology at the STMicroelectronics Catania R&D clean room facility. We have improved our previous Geiger Mode Avalanche Photodiodes (GMAP) technology in order to realize a photodetector with relevant features in terms of single-photoelectron resolution, timing and photon detection efficiency. The performances of our devices, investigated in several experimental conditions and here reported make ST-SiPM suitable in many applications like for example PET (Positron Emission Tomography).
Publisher: 
International Society for Optics and Photonics
Publication date: 
26 Apr 2008
Authors: 

Massimo Mazzillo, Giovanni Condorelli, Delfo Sanfilippo, Alessandro Piazza, Giusy Valvo, Beatrice Carbone, Giorgio Fallica, Alfio Pappalardo, Luigi Cosentino, Paolo Finocchiaro, Michele Corselli, Giuseppe Suriani, Salvatore Lombardo, Sergio Billotta, Massimiliano Belluso, Giovanni Bonanno

Biblio References: 
Volume: 7003 Pages: 70030I
Origin: 
Optical Sensors 2008