Fluid‐filled dynamic bowtie filter: Description and comparison with other modulators
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.13272
Abstract: PURPOSE A dynamic bowtie filter can modulate flux along both fan and view angles for reduced patient dose, scatter, and required photon flux, which is especially important for photon counting detectors (PCDs). Among the proposed… read more here.
Keywords: attenuator; dynamic bowtie; count rate; filter ... See more keywords
Photon count rates estimated from 1980 clinical CT scans
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.15997
Abstract: Abstract Background All photon counting detectors have a characteristic count rate over which their performance degrades. Degradation in the clinical setting takes the form of increased noise, reduced material quantification accuracy, and image artifacts. Count… read more here.
Keywords: count rates; count rate; geometry; counts mm2 ... See more keywords
Improving Sensitivity and Productivity with High count rate X-ray spectrum images
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DOI: 10.1017/s1431927617000915
Abstract: The headline performance advantage of SDD technology and a major reason for its rapid adoption for EDS analysis is its significantly improved count rate handling capability. With older Si(Li) detectors, count rates of few 10s… read more here.
Keywords: sensitivity productivity; count rate; improving sensitivity; ray ... See more keywords
Analysis of the detection response of waveguide-integrated superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors at high count rate
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5113652
Abstract: Nanophotonic circuitry and superconducting nanowires have been successfully combined for detecting single photons, propagating in an integrated photonic circuit, with high efficiency and low noise and timing uncertainty. Waveguide-integrated superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) can… read more here.
Keywords: count rate; photon; count; waveguide integrated ... See more keywords
Statistical time analysis for regular events with high count rate
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/14/06/p06008
Abstract: In physics, it is frequently needed to precisely measure the count rate of some process. Quite often one needs to account for electronics dead time, pile-up and other features of data acquisition system to avoid… read more here.
Keywords: statistical time; count rate; analysis; count ... See more keywords
Different Single-Photon Response of Wide and Narrow Superconducting MoxSi1−x Strips
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevapplied.13.024011
Abstract: The photon count rate of superconducting single photon detectors made of MoSi films shaped as a $2\,\mu$m-wide strip and a 115 nm-wide meander stripline is studied experimentally as a function of the dc biasing current… read more here.
Keywords: photon count; count rate; single photon; wide narrow ... See more keywords
SNSPD With Ultimate Low System Dark Count Rate Using Various Cold Filters
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DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2016.2631947
Abstract: Suppressing the dark count rate (DCR) is one of the main issues in the development of the superconducting nanowire single-photon detector. Here, we study the effect of suppressing DCR using the various optical bandpass filters… read more here.
Keywords: count rate; system; using various; dark count ... See more keywords
A 16-Pixel Interleaved Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector Array With A Maximum Count Rate Exceeding 1.5 GHz
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DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2019.2895621
Abstract: Increasing the count rate (CR) is one of the key issues in the development of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) for different applications. This study aims to design, fabricate, and analyze a 16-pixel interleaved nanowire… read more here.
Keywords: array; count rate; superconducting nanowire; nanowire ... See more keywords
Characterizing the dark count rate of a large-format MKID array.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.485003
Abstract: We present an empirical measurement of the dark count rate seen in a large-format MKID array identical to those currently in use at observatories such as Subaru on Maunakea. This work provides compelling evidence for… read more here.
Keywords: large format; mkid; count rate; count ... See more keywords