Title :
Solid state sensor for locating and imaging sources of gamma and X-radiation
Author :
Kronenberg, S. ; Brucker, G.J. ; Bechtel, E.
Author_Institution :
NBC Defense Syst., Fort Monmouth, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and characterization of a directional Solid State Detector (SSD) that generates images of radiation point sources and scatter patterns from irradiated targets, thus accurately identifying their locations. Previous papers demonstrated that other types of directional radiation sensors, such as Ionization chambers, Geiger-Mueller and Scintillation Counters, can be designed to detect and locate arrays of gamma ray and X-ray point sources and broad scatter patterns
Keywords :
X-ray detection; X-ray imaging; gamma-ray detection; solid scintillation detectors; X-radiation imaging; directional solid state detector; gamma radiation imaging; radiation point source location; scatter pattern; scintillation counter; Character generation; Gamma ray detectors; Image sensors; Optical imaging; Radiation detectors; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Solid scintillation detectors; Solid state circuits; X-ray scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and Its Effects on Components and Systems, 1997. RADECS 97. Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4071-X
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.1997.698912
