Title :
Perspectives on mercuric iodide as a radiation detector material for space measurements
Author :
Gerrish, A.M. ; van den Berg, L.
Author_Institution :
Constellation Technol. Corp., Seminole, FL, USA
Abstract :
Mercuric iodide is semiconductor detector material which operates at room temperature, has high detection efficiency, and exhibits good energy resolution over the range 5 keV-5 MeV. In addition, the low power requirements and radiation damage resistance of this material make it well suited for long duration space measurements in a mixed radiation environment
Keywords :
X-ray apparatus; X-ray astronomy; X-ray detection; astronomical instruments; gamma-ray apparatus; gamma-ray astronomy; gamma-ray detection; mercury compounds; 5 keV to 5 MeV; HgI2; X-ray astronomy; X-ray detector; astronomical instrument; gamma-ray astronomy; gamma-ray detector; radiation damage resistance; radiation detector material; semiconductor detector; semiconductor detector material; space measurement; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Electrodes; Energy resolution; Extraterrestrial measurements; Gamma ray detectors; Leak detection; Radiation detectors; Semiconductor materials; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
High Energy Radiation Background in Space, 1997 Conference on the
Conference_Location :
Snowmass, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4335-2
DOI :
10.1109/CHERBS.1997.660256
