Experiment Details in Time Resolution Measurements of LYSO Scintillator

  • I. Yakymenko O.I. Akhiezer Department for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0194-8376
  • T. Szczesniak National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5301-7071
  • O. Sidletskiy O.I. Akhiezer Department for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine; Centre of Excellence ENSEMBLE3 Sp. z o.o, Warsaw, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0865-6517
  • P. Kuznietsov O.I. Akhiezer Department for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8477-1395
  • A. Syntfeld-Kazuch National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8071-7380
  • M. Grodzicka-Kobylka National Centre for Nuclear Research, Otwock, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6700-4821
  • V. Trusova Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Nanotechnologies, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7087-071X
  • V. Rudchyk O.I. Akhiezer Department for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1057-6243
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26565/2312-4334-2025-4-71
Keywords: Coincidence time resolution (CTR);, Heterostructured scintillating matherials, 511 keV gamma detector, LYSO, PET, Fast timing, Constant fraction discriminator (CFD), Annihilation events

Abstract

In this research, we have performed experimental measurements of coincidence time resolution with a custom-built testbench. In the scope of this work, we discussed technical issues and data validation in the CTR experiment on an example of Saint-Gobain 4 x 4 x 4 mm lutetium-yttrium oxyorthosilicate (LYSO) crystals. The primary objective of the presented experimental works is to develop instruments for the experimental validation of newly created scintillation materials, as a step toward way the 10-ps time-of-flight PET challenge.

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Published
2025-12-08
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Yakymenko, I., Szczesniak, T., Sidletskiy, O., Kuznietsov, P., Syntfeld-Kazuch, A., Grodzicka-Kobylka, M., Trusova, V., & Rudchyk, V. (2025). Experiment Details in Time Resolution Measurements of LYSO Scintillator. East European Journal of Physics, (4), 661-666. https://doi.org/10.26565/2312-4334-2025-4-71
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No. 4 (2025): East European Journal of Physics
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Copyright (c) 2025 I. Yakymenko, T. Szczesniak, O. Sidletskiy, P. Kuznietsov, A. Syntfeld-Każuch, M. Grodzicka-Kobylka, V. Trusova, V. Rudchyk

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