Abstract
In this paper, we report progress in the study of thick single-sided charge-sharing cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) strip detector modules designed to perform gammaray spectroscopy and 3-D imaging. We report on continuing laboratory and simulation measurements of prototype detectors with 11×11 unit cells (15×15×7.5mm3 ). We report preliminary measurements of the 3-D spatial resolution. Our studies are aimed at developing compact, efficient, detector modules for 0.05 to 1 MeV gamma measurements while minimizing the number and complexity of the electronic readout channels. This is particularly important in space-based coded aperture and Compton telescope instruments that require large area, large volume detector arrays. Such arrays will be required for the NASA’s Black Hole Finder Probe (BHFP) and Advanced Compton Telescope (ACT). This design requires an anode pattern with contacts whose dimensions and spacing are roughly the size of the ionization charge cloud. The first prototype devices have 125µm anode contacts on 225µm pitch. Our studies conclude that finer pitch contacts will be required to improve imaging efficiency.
Department
Space Science Center, Physics
Publication Date
2005
Journal Title
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005 IEEE
Publisher
IEEE
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596583
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
Donmez, B.; Macri, J.R.; McConnell, M.L.; Ryan, J.M.; Widholm, M.; Hamel, L.-A.; Narita, T., "Continued studies of single-sided charge-sharing CZT strip detectors," Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005 IEEE , vol.3, no., pp.1408,1411, 23-29 Oct. 2005
Rights
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