JP6223881B2 - 光検出器 - Google Patents
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22A 電圧制御部
22B 第1取得部
22C 第2取得部
22E 第1算出部
22F 第2算出部
22H 第3取得部
22I 第3算出部
32 光検出素子
50 シンチレータ
60 温度検知部
68 電圧印加部
Claims (5)
- pn接合を有し、検出した光に応じた光電流を出力する光検出素子と、
前記光検出素子に電圧を印加する電圧印加部と、
前記光検出素子で検出された光電流を取得する第1取得部と、
前記光電流を取得する駆動期間には、絶対値が前記pn接合のアバランシェ降伏電圧以上の電圧値で且つ前記pn接合に対して逆バイアスの駆動電圧を印加し、前記光電流を取得しない待機期間には、前記pn接合に対して順バイアスの第1待機電圧、0Vの電圧値の第2待機電圧、または、絶対値が0Vより大きく且つ前記駆動電圧未満の電圧値で前記pn接合に対して逆バイアスの第3待機電圧を印加するように、前記電圧印加部を制御する電圧制御部と、
前記光検出素子の前記駆動期間の温度を取得する第2取得部と、
前記光検出素子に前記温度に対応するジュール熱を発生させる電圧印加条件を算出する第1算出部と、
を備え、
前記電圧制御部は、前記電圧印加条件に応じた、前記第1待機電圧、前記第2待機電圧、または、前記第3待機電圧を印加するように、前記電圧印加部を制御する、
光検出器。 - 前記光検出素子の温度を測定する温度検知部を備え、
前記第2取得部は、前記光検出素子の前記駆動期間の温度を前記温度検知部から取得する、請求項1に記載の光検出器。 - 前記待機期間から前記駆動期間に前回移行してからの経過時間と、前記駆動電圧と、から、前記光検出素子が前記駆動期間に発生したジュール熱を算出する第2算出部を備え、
前記第1算出部は、算出された前記ジュール熱を発生させる前記電圧印加条件を算出する、請求項1に記載の光検出器。 - 前記第1待機電圧を印加した際に流れる電流値を測定する第3取得部と、
前記第1待機電圧から、前記光検出素子の温度を算出する第3算出部と、
を備えた、請求項1に記載の光検出器。 - 前記光検出素子の光入射側に設けられ、放射線をシンチレーション光に変換するシンチレータを備えた、
請求項1に記載の光検出器。
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