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Tuesday 10am Chicago time
Call to join:
(510) 665-5437
Meeting ID: 3602
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A group of us from UC, Argonne, and Fermilab are interested in the development of large-area systems to measure the
time-of-arrival of relativistic particles with (ultimately) 1 pico-second
resolution, and for signals typical of Positron-Emission Tomography
(PET), a resolution of 30 pico-seconds (sigma on one channel). These are respectively a
factor of 100 and 20 better than the present
state-of-the-art. This would involve development in a number of
intellectually challenging areas: three-dimensional modeling of
photo-optical devices, the design and construction of ultra-fast (200
GHz) electronics, the `end-to-end' (i.e. complete) simulation of large
systems, real-time image processing and reconstruction, and the
optimization of large detector and analysis systems for medical
imaging. In each of these areas there is immense room for creative and
innovative thinking, as the underlying technologies have moved faster
than the applications. We collectively are an interdisciplinary (High Energy
Physics, Radiology, and Electrical Engineering) group working on these
problems, and it's interesting and rewarding to cross the knowledge bases of different intellectual
disciplines. We welcome inquiries and, even better, help.
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