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02 · binary optical encoding

subatomic particle detector

logarithmic sipm count in scintillation imaging.

Isometric view of the pvt scintillation detector with binary-encoded optical readout.

binary encoding

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binary optical encoding for logarithmic scaling of sensor count in scintillation imaging.

a pvt volume is cut into optically isolated regions. each region is read by a binary pattern of silicon photomultipliers, so sensor count grows with the log of imaging resolution instead of the pixel grid.

poster pg-11, radecs 2026, dawson college. authors t. xia, a. ziegler, l. perez moran, e. parasol. presenting: evan parasol.

the older scintillating chamber is the instrument gist: stacked scintillator, cosmic-ray tracks in three dimensions.

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