采用光纤和YAP晶体的小型γ相机的蒙特卡罗模拟

基于波长位移光纤(WSF)耦合YAP晶体中的光子传输特性，用GEANT4软件包建立了一个蒙特卡罗模拟程序.对采用波长位移光纤耦合平板式YAP晶体的小型单管γ相机的性能进行了计算机模拟.采用波长位移光纤耦合光电倍增管光阴极面的读出方式，和晶体直接耦合光电倍增管光阴极面相比，在相同的晶体面积大小条件下，PSPMT光阴极面积可大大缩小，使费用降低.模拟结果表明：γ射线与晶体发生作用的地方所对应的光纤输出的平均光子数最少为15个，位置灵敏光电倍增管完全可以探测到.说明采用闪烁晶体－WSF－位置灵敏光电倍增管的读出方式是可行的；在用硅油耦合波长位移光纤和YAP晶体的情况下，获得的空间分辨率为1.28 mm(FWHM).模拟结果也说明了增加平均光子数对提高空间分辨率的重要性.     

Monte-Carlo simulation of a compact gamma-ray detector using wavelength-shifting fibers coupled to a YAP scintillation crystal

The production and transportation of fluorescent light produced in wavelength-shifting fibers (WSFs) coupled to YAP scintillation crystal is simulated using the GEANT4 codes.An advantage of the wavelength-shifting fiber readout technique over a direct readout with a position-sensitive photo-sensor is the reduced requirement for position sensitive photomultiplier tube photocathode area.With this gamma-ray detector,the gamma camera is small and flexible and has larger effective field of view and low cost.Simulation results show that a) a mean 12 of photons per 59.5 keV gamma ray interaction is produced in the WSF located nearest to the incident gamma ray,and a spatial resolution of 3.6 mm FWHM is obtained,b)a mean 27 of photons per 140 keV gamma ray interaction is produced and a spatial resolution of 3.1 mm FWHM is obtained.Results demonstrate the feasibility of this concept of a compact gamma-ray detector based on wavelength-shifting fibers readout.However,since the very low photoelectron levels,it is very important to use a photon counting device with good single photo-electron response to readout the WSFs.     

Monte-Carlo simulation of a compact gamma-ray detector using wavelength-shifting fibers coupled to a YAP scintillation crystal

The production and transportation of fluorescent light produced in wavelength-shifting fibers (WSFs) coupled to YAP scintillation crystal is simulated using the GEANT4 codes. An advantage of the wavelength-shifting fiber readout technique over a direct readout with a position-sensitive photo-sensor is the reduced requirement for position sensitive photomultiplier tube photocathode area. With this gamma-ray detector, the gamma camera is small and flexible and has larger effective field of view and low cost. Simulation results show that a) a mean 12 of photons per 59.5 keV gamma ray interaction is produced in the WSF located nearest to the incident gamma ray, and a spatial resolution of 3.6 mm FWHM is obtained, b) a mean 27 of photons per 140 keV gamma ray interaction is produced and a spatial resolution of 3.1 mm FWHM is obtained. Results demonstrate the feasibility of this concept of a compact gamma-ray detector based on wavelength-shifting fibers readout. However, since the very low photoelectron levels, it is very important to use a photon counting device with good single photo-electron response to readout the WSFs.     

圆阵波束输出的高分辨方位估计

在研究波束域高分辨ＭＵＳＩＣ算法的基础上,本文把阵元域ＷＳＦ算法推广到波束域中。这两种算法对阵列的形式没有限制,可以应用于水声系统中常见的均匀圆阵波束输出,计算机仿真结果表明,对于圆阵波束输出,波束域ＭＵＳＩＣ算法估计目标方位的性能优于阵元域ＭＵＳＩＣ算法,而波束域ＷＳＦ算法测保持了阵元域ＷＳＦ算法的最佳方位估计性能。