• DocumentCode
    1067255
  • Title

    Performance of CdZnTe coplanar-grid gamma-ray detectors

  • Author

    Luke, P.N. ; Eissler, E.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., CA, USA
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1481
  • Lastpage
    1486
  • Abstract
    The spectral performance of coplanar grid detectors using currently available CdZnTe materials is examined theoretically and experimentally. Calculated spectral response based on the typical carrier mobility-lifetime products of current CdZnTe materials shows that energy resolution close to the charge-statistics limit can be achieved. Charge transport nonuniformity, which may limit the spectral performance of present detectors, is studied using alpha particle scanning
  • Keywords
    carrier lifetime; carrier mobility; gamma-ray detection; semiconductor counters; CdZnTe; CdZnTe coplanar-grid gamma-ray detectors; alpha particle; carrier lifetime; carrier mobility; charge transport nonuniformity; charge-statistics limit; coplanar grid detectors; energy resolution; performance; Charge carriers; Crystals; Degradation; Electrodes; Electrons; Energy resolution; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Induction generators; Radiation detectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.507088
  • Filename
    507088