A compact, high signal-to-noise ratio line-detector array Compton scatter imaging system based on silicon photomultipliers

Xiao Xiong; Liu Yantao; Cao Daquan; Zhou Wei; Wang Xiaoming; Wang Yingjie; Li Daowu; Tang Haohui; Huang Xianchao; Jiang Xiaopan; Zhang Yiwen; Lu Zhenrui; Zhang Jipeng; Liang Xiuzuo; Pang Xiaoyu; Wang Chao; Wei Long; Zhang Zhiming

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2019.108845

A compact, high signal-to-noise ratio line-detector array Compton scatter imaging system based on silicon photomultipliers

Appl Radiat Isot. 2019 Dec:154:108845. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2019.108845. Epub 2019 Aug 7.

Authors

Xiao Xiong¹, Liu Yantao², Cao Daquan², Zhou Wei², Wang Xiaoming², Wang Yingjie², Li Daowu², Tang Haohui², Huang Xianchao², Jiang Xiaopan², Zhang Yiwen², Lu Zhenrui³, Zhang Jipeng³, Liang Xiuzuo³, Pang Xiaoyu³, Wang Chao³, Wei Long², Zhang Zhiming⁴

Affiliations

¹ Beijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China. Electronic address: xiaox@ihep.ac.cn.
² Beijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
³ Beijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
⁴ Beijing Engineering Research Center of Radiographic Techniques and Equipment, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China. Electronic address: zhangzhm@ihep.ac.cn.

PMID: 31445492
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2019.108845

Abstract

We develop a compact, high signal-to-noise ratio line-detector array Compton scatter imaging system based on Y₂SiO₅ scintillators and silicon photomultipliers. It is shown that the system's response uniformity is better than 98% for low-Z_eff materials after a specific correction. Backscatter images of an "IHEP"-character model, cubes of different materials, and some other applications are presented, to show its potential for use in nondestructive testing.

Keywords: Compton scatter imaging; Line-detector array; Silicon photomultipliers (SiPM); X-ray.