Title :
Gamma spectroscopic measurements using the PID350 pixelated CdTe radiation detector
Author :
Karafasoulis, K. ; Zachariadou, K. ; Seferlis, S. ; Papadakis, I. ; Loukas, D. ; Lambropoulos, C. ; Potiriadis, C.
Author_Institution :
Greece & the Hellenic Army Acad., Greek Atomic Energy Comm., Agia Paraskevi, Greece
fDate :
Oct. 30 2010-Nov. 6 2010
Abstract :
Spectroscopic measurements are presented using the PID350 pixelated gamma radiation detectors. A high-speed data acquisition system has been developed in order to reduce the data loss during the data reading in case of a high flux of photons. A data analysis framework has been developed in order to improve the resolution of the acquired energy spectra, using specific calibration parameters for each PID350´s pixel. Three PID350 detectors have been used to construct a stacked prototype system and spectroscopic measurements have been performed in order to test the ability of the prototype to localize radioactive sources.
Keywords :
calibration; data acquisition; data analysis; gamma-ray detection; gamma-ray spectroscopy; radioactive sources; semiconductor counters; PID350 pixelated CdTe radiation detector; PID350 pixelated gamma radiation detectors; calibration parameters; data analysis framework; data loss; data reading; energy spectra; gamma spectroscopic measurements; high-speed data acquisition system; radioactive sources; stacked prototype system; Calibration; Detectors; Energy resolution; Photonics; Pixel; Prototypes; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9106-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5874526
