AP Technologies SIB416, User Manual

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Typical Setup
A typical radiation detection setup using a SIB416 is shown below. Four Hamamatsu S11064 MPPCs in a 2 x 2
arrangement are attached to the SIB416 which is positioned in an optical assembly to detect incoming radiation. The 64
cathode outputs from the MPPC arrays are routed on the SIB416 to the SIB connectors that connect to a PhotoniQ
IQSP482 or IQSP582 multichannel data acquisition system. The discriminator channel produces a trigger to the PhotoniQ
whenever a radiation event is detected on any of the MPPCs. The energy level threshold for the radiation event is set by
the user through the PhotoniQ graphical user interface. Charge signals from the 64 cathodes of the S11064 devices are
acquired by the PhotoniQ for each trigger produced by the SIB416. Digitized output data from the PhotoniQ is sent
through a USB 2.0 connection to a PC for display, logging, or real time processing. In the figure below, the PhotoniQ GUI
is set to display an 8 x 8 image of the energy levels for each event captured.
Figure 2: Typical Setup
S11064 Detector Configuration
The SIB416 supports up to four Hamamatsu S11064 multi-pixel photon counter devices. The devices are attached to the
SIB416 as shown in the figure on the following page. If one device is used, the MPPC is plugged into the receptacle pin
pattern in the center of the board. When using four S11064s in a 2 x 2 configuration, the MPPCs are plugged into the four
receptacle pin patterns symmetrically positioned around the center of the SIB416. Care should be taken to avoid bending
the device pins when inserting the S11064 into the receptacle pins. The receptacle pins are sized for direct insertion of
the S11064 without an additional socket. However a socket can be used but a large amount of insertion force may be
required.