[Gate-users] Is the time resolution for singles?

[Jinxia Guo]

Hi Martín Belzunce,

Thanks for your answer. You're right. I have got the conclusion as you too!

Wishes,
Jinxia

2010/6/9 Martín Belzunce <martin.sure at gmail.com>

> Hi Jinxia,
> I think you are right, the time resolution is set for the singles. In
> the documentation this module is applied to the singles chain, so it
> should be that way. A few months ago, I had the same doubt so I ran a
> simulation to try this module. I used a digitizer with a time
> resolution module of 4.13 nseg FWHM. This means that the FWHM for the
> coincidences should be 4.13*sqrt(2) = 5.84 nseg. I processed the
> simulation and made an histogram of time difference between the time
> stamps of the two events of each coincidences, and I got the plot I
> attach here. The FWHM was 5.9 nseg. With these results I could verify
> that time resolution was set to the singles.
>
> Best Regards,
> Martín Belzunce
>
> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Jinxia Guo <jinxia.guo2009 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hello users,
> >
> > In GATE simulation, is the time resolution for singles? For example, if
> you
> > set the time resolution to 900ps, it means that the FWHM of the singles'
> > time blurring is 900ps, not 900/sqrt(2)ps. is it? Thank you for help!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jinxia
> >
> >
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