DocumentCode :
78722
Title :
Characterizing the Timing Performance of a Fast 4H-SiC Detector With an 
Am Source
Author :
Xiaodong Zhang ; Cates, J.W. ; Hayward, J.P. ; Bertuccio, G. ; Puglisi, D. ; Hausladen, P.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Nucl. Eng., Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Volume :
60
Issue :
3
fYear :
2013
fDate :
Jun-13
Firstpage :
2352
Lastpage :
2356
Abstract :
An SPX4 4H-silicon carbide detector consisting of 4 × 4 pixels was developed and studied experimentally. Its pixel size is 400 × 400 μm2. A timing resolution of 117 ± 11 ps full width at half-maximum (FWHM) has been measured for the detection of alphas. With such good timing performance and high granularity, the SiC pixel detector holds great promise as an associated alpha-particle detector for fast neutron imaging.
Keywords :
alpha-particle detection; neutron detection; semiconductor counters; H-SiC; SPX4 4H-silicon carbide detector; alpha particle detector; fast 4H-SiC detector; fast neutron imaging; granularity; pixel size; timing performance; timing resolution; Detectors; Energy resolution; Generators; Neutrons; Signal resolution; Silicon carbide; Timing; Associated particle imaging; neutron radiography; semiconductor radiation detectors; silicon carbide; timing resolution;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9499
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2013.2260652
Filename :
6520962
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