A novel HPGe detector for gamma-ray tracking and imaging

R. J. Cooper; D. C. Radford; P. A. Hausladen; K. Lagergren

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2011.10.008

A novel HPGe detector for gamma-ray tracking and imaging

R. J. Cooper, D. C. Radford, P. A. Hausladen, K. Lagergren

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Abstract

A novel, large-volume High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector that will provide gamma-ray detection with both sub-mm position resolution and high efficiency is under development. This design is based on a coaxial HPGe geometry and employs a point contact along with segmentation of the outer electrode. Calculations indicate that this device will be capable of achieving values of position sensitivity which are approximately a factor of four or five greater than conventional gamma-ray tracking detectors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-32
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	665
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.10.008
State	Published - Feb 11 2011

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Research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics. The Joint Institute for Heavy Ion Research has as member institutions: the University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory; it is supported by the members and by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Gamma-ray imaging
Gamma-ray tracking
HPGe detector
Position sensitivity

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