Title :
Transport properties and performance of CdZnTe strip detectors
Author :
Tousignant, O. ; Hamel, L.A. ; Courville, J.F. ; Macri, J.R. ; Mayer, M. ; McConnell, M.L. ; Ryan, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Montreal Univ., Que., Canada
fDate :
6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report on recent tests and computer simulations of a sub-millimeter pitch CdZnTe strip detector under study as a prototype imaging spectrometer. This paper presents new measurements and new analyses of previous measurements of the CdZnTe transport properties for this prototype and resolves previously reported quantitative discrepancies. Measurements of charge signals produced by α-rays are used to determine the transport properties. These are then used in the model to predict detection efficiencies and spectroscopic performance for γ-rays that are compared with the data
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; gamma-ray detection; hole mobility; semiconductor counters; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; CdZnTe; CdZnTe transport properties; charge signals; detection efficiencies; prototype imaging spectrometer; spectroscopic performance; sub-millimeter pitch CdZnTe strip detector; Charge measurement; Computer simulation; Current measurement; Detectors; Prototypes; Signal resolution; Spectroscopy; Strips; Testing; Virtual prototyping;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
