OFFSET3: A Real-Time Particle Tracker Based on Scintillating Optical Fibers

D. Lo Presti; D. L. Bonanno; D. Bongiovanni; F. Longhitano; C. Pugliatti; S. Aiello; V. Giordano; E. Leonora; N. Randazzo; S. Reito; G. V. Russo; V. Sipala; C. Ventura

doi:10.1109/TNS.2015.2434416

OFFSET3: A Real-Time Particle Tracker Based on Scintillating Optical Fibers

D. Lo Presti
, D. L. Bonanno
, D. Bongiovanni
, F. Longhitano
, C. Pugliatti
, S. Aiello
, V. Giordano
, E. Leonora
, N. Randazzo
, S. Reito
, G. V. Russo
, V. Sipala
, C. Ventura

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Abstract

The performances of the OFFSET3 tracker (Optical Fiber Folded Scintillating Extended Tracker) are presented. It exploits a novel system for particle tracking, designed to achieve real-time particle imaging and tracking, large detection areas, and a high spatial resolution especially suitable for applications in medical diagnostics. The tracker is composed by two 288 \times 288~\hbox{mm}2 FOV position detectors stacked by 10 cm, made by 500 micron square scintillating fiber ribbons for both directions. The track position information is extracted in real-time in an innovative way, using a reduced number of readout channels, by means of which it is possible to obtain the large detection area with moderate cost and complexity. The architecture has been patented by the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN). The performances of the tracker were investigated by beta sources, cosmic rays, 60 MeV-250 MeV proton and 400 MeV/A carbon clinical beams.

Original language	American English
Article number	7118258
Pages (from-to)	1135-1141
Number of pages	7
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Volume	62
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2015.2434416
State	Indexed - 1 Jun 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Medical imaging
scintillation detectors
tracking detectors

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Lo Presti, D., Bonanno, D. L., Bongiovanni, D., Longhitano, F., Pugliatti, C., Aiello, S., Giordano, V., Leonora, E., Randazzo, N., Reito, S., Russo, G. V., Sipala, V., & Ventura, C. (2015). OFFSET3: A Real-Time Particle Tracker Based on Scintillating Optical Fibers. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 62(3), 1135-1141. Article 7118258. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2015.2434416

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