Energy calibration and performance of thick CdTe sensor with 55μm pixel pitch Timepix detector

Julian Fey; Simon Procz; Michael Schütz; Michael Fiederle

doi:10.1117/12.2570496

20 August 2020 Energy calibration and performance of thick CdTe sensor with 55μm pixel pitch Timepix detector

Julian Fey, Simon Procz, Michael Schütz, Michael Fiederle

Proceedings Volume 11494, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XXII; 114940G (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2570496
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

This work presents the characterization and performance of the first 3 mm CdTe sensor connected to a readout chip of the Medipix/Timepix detector family. The integration and parameters of a developed cluster analysis are shown to fully utilize the detector configuration in a gamma camera. Spectroscopic measurements regarding the common radioactive sources 137Caesium, 152Europium and 241Americium are investigated. The absorption efficiency of the 3 mm CdTe sensor is compared to a 0.45 mm CdTe and a 1 mm CdTe detector configuration. The charge sharing effect is successfully reduced with cluster analysis and the thicker sensor profits greatly from the greater absorption efficiency, especially in higher energy ranges (> 100 keV). The information gain of the charge sharing effect regarding cluster size and shape can be further used for identification of the investigated isotopes.

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Julian Fey, Simon Procz, Michael Schütz, and Michael Fiederle "Energy calibration and performance of thick CdTe sensor with 55μm pixel pitch Timepix detector", Proc. SPIE 11494, Hard X-Ray, Gamma-Ray, and Neutron Detector Physics XXII, 114940G (20 August 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2570496

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