High spatial resolution gamma imaging detector based on a 5' diameter R3292 Hamamatsu PSPMT

摘要

High resolution imaging gamma-ray detectors were developed using Hamamatsu's 5" diameter R3292 position sensitive PMT (PSPMT) and a variety of crystal scintillator arrays. Special readout techniques were used to maximize the active imaging area while reducing the number of readout channels. Spatial resolutions approaching 1 mm were obtained in a broad energy range from 20 to 511 keV. Results are also presented of coupling the scintillator arrays to the PMT via imaging light guides consisting of acrylic optical fibers.