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 |
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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 |