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Area of Science:

Nuclear Instrumentation
Applied Physics
Machine Learning

Background:

Accurate gamma ray interaction localization is crucial for monolithic scintillation crystal detectors.
Traditional methods like exhaustive search can be computationally intensive and memory-demanding.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore deep learning techniques for estimating gamma ray interaction locations.
To reduce memory costs and increase the speed of event positioning.

Main Methods:

Developed and trained four neural networks (fully connected and CNNs) using mean detector response functions (MDRFs).
Evaluated regression and classification approaches for position prediction.
Compared deep learning methods against the exhaustive search method.

Main Results:

Deep learning achieved a relative positioning error below 1 mm in x and y directions.
Testing speed was over 400 times faster than exhaustive search.
Potential memory cost savings of up to 100 times were demonstrated.

Conclusions:

Deep learning offers a high-performance, efficient alternative for gamma ray interaction localization in detectors.
Well-designed deep learning models significantly improve speed and reduce memory footprint.
This approach holds promise for practical applications in scintillation detector technology.