Publications

“A Novel Time-Based Readout Scheme for a Combined PET-CT Detector Using APDs”
F. Powolny; E. Auffray; H. Hillemanns; P. Jarron; P. Lecoq; T. C. Meyer; D. Moraes
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, v0l55 (5) 2008 2465-2474
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2008.2004036

“Metamaterials for novel X- or γ-ray detector designs”
P. Lecoq
2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2008 1405-1409
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774678

“A 20 kpixels CdTe photon-counting imager using XPAD chip”
S. Basolo, J.-F. Bérar, N. Boudet, P. Breugnon, B. Chantepie, J.-C. Clémens, P. Delpierre, B. Dinkespiler, S. Hustache, K. Medjoubi, M. Ménouni, C. Morel, P. Pangaud, E. Vigeolas
Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 589 (2008) 268-274

“Small Animal Simulation Studies using microPET FOCUS system and GATE platform”
S. Branco, S. Jan. S, P. Almeida,
International Journal for Computational Vision and Biomechanics, (2008), 1(2): 141-149.

“TI HfO2:X (X = Eu3+, Ce3+, Y3+) Sol Gel Powders for Ultradense Scintillating Materials”
C. LeLuyer, M. Villanueva-Ibanez, A.Pillonnet, C. Dujardin,
Journal of Physical Chemistry A , VOL 112, (2008), 10152-10155

“Fiber single crystal growth by LHPG technique and optical characterization of Ce3+-doped Lu2SiO5”
H. Farhi, K. Lebbou, S. Belkahla, L. Grosvalet, B. Hautefeuille, A. Caramanian, C. Dujardin, O. Tillement, C. Pedrini,
Optical Materials Vol 30, (2008) 1461-1467

“The SciCryo project and cryogenic scintillation of Al2O3 for dark matter”
P. C. F. Di Stefano, N. Coron, P. de Marcillac, C. Dujardin, M. Luca, F. Petricca, F. Proebst, S. Vanzetto, M. A. Verdier,
Journal of Low Temperature Physics Vol 151 (2008), 902-907

Presentations

“A dedicated ASIC front-end readout for the monolithic detector blocks of the BrainPET prototyp”
I. Sarasola Martin, P. Rato Mendes, J. Navarrete, P. Bruyndonckx, J.M. Perez, P. Delpierre, C. Willmott
2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 4823-4827.
doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774321

“Monte Carlo evaluation of monolithic scintillator block detectors using silicon PMTs”
Z. Li, P.Bruyndonckx, D.Jun, M.Wedrowski, J.M. Perez, J.M.Perez, P. Rato Mendes, K. Ziemons, S. Tavernier
2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 4823-4827.
doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774321

“The XPAD3 detector: a fast hybrid pixel detector for small animal X-ray imaging”
B. Chantepie, S. Basolo, A. Bonissent, J.-C. Clemens, F. Debarbieux, P. Delpierre, B. Dinkespiler, M. Menouni, C. Morel, S. Nicol, P. Pangaud, E. Vigeolas
2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 4920-4923.
doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774345

“Optimization of a monolithic detector block design for a prototype human brain PET scanner”
P. Rato Mendes, P.Bruyndonckx, M.C.Castro, Z. Li, J.M.Perez, I. Sarasola Martin
2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 4927-4930.
doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774343

“Characterization and scintillation properties of sol-gel derived Lu2SiO5:Ln(3+) (Ln = Ce, Eu and Tb) powders”
C. Mansuy, C. Dujardin, R. Mahiou, J. M. Nedelec,
Optical Materials, (2009), 1334-1336
Proceedings of 2nd International Workshop on Photoluminescence in Rare Earths Photonic Materials and Devices, MAY 24-25, 2007, Trento, ITALY

“Dual readout calorimeter with heavy scintillating crystal fibers”
E. Auffray, D. Abler, P. Lecoq, C. Dujardin, J. M. Fourmigue, D. Perrodin,
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, (NSS/MIC) Dresden, Germany, 19 – 25 Oct 2008, (2008) 3262-3265

“Determination of the Absolute Light Yields of LuYAP and LYSO”
M. Kronberger, E. Auffray, P. Lecoq,
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, (NSS/MIC) Dresden, Germany, 19 – 25 Oct 2008, (2008) 1153-1157

“Improving light extraction from heavy inorganic scintillators by photonic crystals”
M. Kronberger, E. Auffray, P. Lecoq
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on Volume: 57 , Issue: 5 , Part: 1 (2010) 2475 – 2482
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, (NSS/MIC) Dresden, Germany, 19 – 25 Oct 2008, (2008) 3914-3919

“Study of the light collection efficiency in the CMS ECAL PbWO4 crystals”
A. Thea, E. Auffray, P. Lecoq, M. Kronberger
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, (NSS/MIC) Dresden, Germany, 19 – 25 Oct 2008, (2008) 2448 – 2451

“Comparison of Spectral and Scintillation Properties of LuAP:Ce and LuAP:Ce,Sc Single Crystals”
A.G.Petrosyan, M.Derdzyan, K.Ovanesyan, P.Lecoq, E.Auffray, M.Kronberger, B.Frisch, C.Pedrini, C.Dujardin,
IEEE Transactions Nuclear Science, 56, (2009), 2574-2579.
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, (NSS/MIC) Dresden, Germany, 19 – 25 Oct 2008, (2008) 4877 – 4882

“Measured Imaging Performance of photon counting hybrid-pixel X-ray detectors”
F. Cassol Brunner, J.-C. Clemens, C. Hemmer, C. Morel
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, (NSS/MIC) Dresden, Germany, 19 – 25 Oct 2008, (2008) 3973-3976.

“An Overview of the Clear-PEM Breast Imaging Scanner”
E. Albuquerque; F. G. Almeida; P. Almeida; E. Auffray; J. Barbosa; A. L. Bastos; V. Bexiga; R. Bugalho; S. Carmona; B. Carrico; C. S. Ferreira; N. C. Ferreira; M. Ferreira; M. Frade; J. Godinho; F. Goncalves; C. Guerreiro; P. Lecoq; C. Leong; P. Lousa; P. Machado; M. V. Martins; N. Matela; R. Moura; P. Neves; N. Oliveira; C. Ortigao; F. Piedade; J. F. Pinheiro; P. Relvas; A. Rivetti; P. Rodrigues; I. Rolo; J. Sampaio; A. I. Santos; J. Santos; M. M. Silva; S. Tavernier; I. C. Teixeira; J. P. Teixeira; R. Silva; J. C. Silva; A. Trindade; J. Varela
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, (NSS/MIC) Dresden, Germany, 19 – 25 Oct 2008, (2008) 5616 – 5618

“Performance Evaluation of a Highly Integrated APD/ASIC Double-Readout Supermodule with 768 channels for Clear-PEM”
E. Albuquerque, F. G. Almeida, P. Almeida, S. Augusto, V. Bexiga, R. Bugalho, B. Carriço, C. S. Ferreira, N. C. Ferreira, M. Ferreira, J. Godinho, F. Gonçalves, C. Guerreiro, C. Leong, P. Lousã, P. Machado, M. V. Martins, N. Matela, R. Moura, P. Neves, N. Oliveira, C. Ortigão, F. Piedade, J. F. Pinheiro, J. Rego, P. Relvas, A. Rivetti, P. Rodrigues, D. N. Sá, J. Sampaio, A. I. Santos, M. M. Silva, I. C. Teixeira, J. P. Teixeira, J. C. Silva, A. Trindade, J. Varela
Poster presentation at the 2008 IEEE NSS&MIC Imaging Conference – Desden – Germany

“Beyond ClearPET: Next aims”
Ziemons, K.; Bruyndonckx, P.; Perez, J.M.; Pietrzyk, U.; Rato, P.; Tavernier, S.; Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, 2008. ISBI 2008. 5th IEEE International Symposium on 14-17 May 2008 Page(s):1421 – 1424
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/ISBI.2008.4541273

PhD thesis in the framework of Crystal Clear

“Experimental investigation and simulation of characteristics of charge transfer luminescence of ytterbium sesquioxides”
D. Krasikov
PhD thesis – Moscow State University – 2008

“Optimization of light extraction from heavy inorganic scintillators”
Matthias kronberger
PhD thesis, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, 2008

“Etude et réalisation d’une électronique rapide à bas bruit pour un détecteur de rayons X à pixels hybrides destiné à l’imagerie du petit animal”
Benoît Chantepie
Ph.D. – Université de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille II – 2008

“PIXSCAN : Micro-tomodensitométrie à pixels hybrides pour le petit animal”
Rana Khoury
Ph.D. – Université de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille II – 2008

“2D iterative image reconstruction for a dual planar detector for Positron Emission Tomography”
Nuno Matela
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics – University of Lisbon – Portugal, 2008

“3D image reconstruction for a dual-plate Positron Emission Tomograph: application to mammography”
Mónica Martins
Ph.D. in Biophysics – University of Lisbon – Portugal, 2008