Characterisation of the charge collection properties in a segmented planar HPGe detector



Rintoul, E ORCID: 0000-0003-2849-9870, Boston, AJ, Boston, HC ORCID: 0000-0003-0721-3458, Caffrey, A, Cresswell, JR, Harkness-Brennan, LJ, Judson, DS, Nolan, PJ, Platt, J, Unsworth, C
et al (show 7 more authors) (2021) Characterisation of the charge collection properties in a segmented planar HPGe detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 987. p. 164804.

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Abstract

Segmented germanium semiconductor detectors provide excellent γ-ray spectroscopic information whilst also being sensitive to the position of interactions within their active volume. Understanding the detector response to γ-ray interactions throughout its volume is required for interpreting the signal output. This work is the first assessment of the response and charge collection properties of an electrically-cooled Mirion Technologies-manufactured planar HPGe detector with boron implanted p+ and amorphous germanium based n+ strip contacts. The signal response of the detector as a function of γ-ray interaction position has been characterised by performing collimated beam scans with 59.5 keV and 661.7 keV γ-rays. A database of average signals, generated through the detector volume and across the detector surfaces, has been produced. A map of parameterised rise time response through depth has been generated and used to apply pulse shape analysis techniques, improving the position resolution within the detector.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: HPGe detector, Detector characterisation, Charge collection, Pulse shape analysis
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 13 Jan 2022 16:20
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2023 23:19
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2020.164804
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3108830