Energy response and filter compensation of PIN Si photodiode for personal dosimetry application

Author

Chen, Chien-Rong ; Jiang, Shiang-Huei ; Tseng, Hsun-Hua ; Chang, Hui-Fu

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nucl. Eng., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan

Volume

40

Issue

4

fYear

1993

fDate

8/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

857

Lastpage

862

Abstract

The electron-photon cascade Monte Carlo code EGS4 is used to study the energy response of the detector-grade low-cost PIN Si photodiode, which is used as the detector for a personal dosimetry application. The energy deposition distribution in the active volume of the photodiode is calculated. The effect of the discrimination level and the dimension of the active volume on the sensitivity of the photodiode is studied. The sensitivities of the photodiode with Cu, Sn, Cu+Sn, and Pb compensation filters, respectively, are investigated in detail. The energy response of the Si photodiode is measured in the X-ray calibration field with effective energies from 46 to 202 keV, and by using Cs-137 and Co-60 γ-ray sources. Good agreement is obtained between results of the measurement and the Monte Carlo calculation

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; X-ray detection and measurement; calibration; dosimetry; gamma-ray detection and measurement; p-i-n photodiodes; semiconductor counters; silicon; γ-ray sources; 46 to 202 keV; ¹³⁷Cs; ⁶⁰Co; Cu; EGS4; Monte Carlo calculation; PIN Si photodiode; Pb; Si photodiode; Sn; X-ray calibration field; active volume; discrimination level; effective energies; electron-photon cascade Monte Carlo code; energy deposition; energy response; filter compensation; personal dosimetry application; photodiode; sensitivity; Calibration; Dosimetry; Filters; History; Leak detection; Monte Carlo methods; Photodiodes; Radiation detectors; Semiconductor diodes; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.256674

Filename

256674