Preliminary test results of a new high-energy-resolution silicon and CdZnTe pixel detectors for application to x-ray astronomy

V. V. Sushkov; William J. Hamilton; Kevin C. Hurley; Dale G. Maeding; Hakki Ogelman; Robert J. Paulos; Richard Charles Puetter; Tumay O. Tumer; Jeffrey Zweerink

doi:10.1117/12.366518

22 October 1999 Preliminary test results of a new high-energy-resolution silicon and CdZnTe pixel detectors for application to x-ray astronomy

V. V. Sushkov, William J. Hamilton, Kevin C. Hurley, Dale G. Maeding, Hakki Ogelman, Robert J. Paulos, Richard Charles Puetter, Tumay O. Tumer, Jeffrey Zweerink

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Proceedings Volume 3765, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy X; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366518
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

New, high spatial resolution CdZnTe (CZT) and silicon (Si) pixel detectors are highly suitable for x-ray astronomy. These detectors are planned for use in wide field of view, imaging x-ray, and low energy gamma-ray all-sky monitor (AXGAM) in a future space mission. The high stopping power of CZT detectors combined with low-noise front-end readout makes possible an order of magnitude improvement in spatial and energy resolution in x-ray detection. The AXGAM instrument will be built in the form of a fine coded aperture placed over two-dimensional, high spatial resolution and low energy threshold CZT pixel detector array. The preliminary result of CZT and silicon pixel detector test with low-noise readout electronics system are presented. These detectors may also be used with or without modification for medical and industrial imaging.

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V. V. Sushkov, William J. Hamilton, Kevin C. Hurley, Dale G. Maeding, Hakki Ogelman, Robert J. Paulos, Richard Charles Puetter, Tumay O. Tumer, and Jeffrey Zweerink "Preliminary test results of a new high-energy-resolution silicon and CdZnTe pixel detectors for application to x-ray astronomy", Proc. SPIE 3765, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy X, (22 October 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366518

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