Advances in High-Energy-Resolution CdZnTe Linear Array Pixel Detectors with Fast and Low Noise Readout Electronics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Spectroscopic Response
3.1.1. Fe
3.1.2. Am
3.1.3. Co
3.2. Energy Resolution with Fast Signal Sha**
3.3. Time Stability
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
CdTe | Cadmium Telluride |
CSA | Charge Sensitive Amplifier |
CZT | Cadmium Zinc Telluride |
DPP | Digital Pulse Processor |
ENC | Equivalent Noise Charge |
ERPC | Energy Resolved Photon Counting |
FWHM | Full-Width at Half Maximum |
Mcps | Mega-counts per second |
PCB | Printed Circuit Board |
rms | Root Mean Square |
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Spectral line | Fano limit FWHM | Pulser + Fano | Measured FWHM | Excess Contribution |
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5.9 keV (Fe) 1 | 121 eV (2.1%) | 224 eV (3.8%) | 258 eV (4.4%) | 128 eV (2.2%) |
13.9 keV (Am) | 185 eV (1.3%) | 290 eV (2.1%) | 379 eV (2.7%) | 244 eV (1.7%) |
14.4 keV (Co) 2 | 189 eV (1.3%) | 339 eV (2.4%) | 364 eV (2.5%) | 132 eV (0.9%) |
26.4 keV (Am) | 256 eV (1.0%) | 338 eV (1.3%) | 470 eV (1.8%) | 327 eV (1.2%) |
59.5 keV (Am) | 384 eV (0.6%) | 444 eV (0.7%) | 576 eV (1.0%) | 367 eV (0.6%) |
122 keV (Co) 2 | 549 eV (0.4%) | 617 eV (0.5%) | 1.17 keV (1.0%) | 997 eV (0.8%) |
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Mele, F.; Quercia, J.; Abbene, L.; Benassi, G.; Bettelli, M.; Buttacavoli, A.; Principato, F.; Zappettini, A.; Bertuccio, G. Advances in High-Energy-Resolution CdZnTe Linear Array Pixel Detectors with Fast and Low Noise Readout Electronics. Sensors 2023, 23, 2167. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23042167
Mele F, Quercia J, Abbene L, Benassi G, Bettelli M, Buttacavoli A, Principato F, Zappettini A, Bertuccio G. Advances in High-Energy-Resolution CdZnTe Linear Array Pixel Detectors with Fast and Low Noise Readout Electronics. Sensors. 2023; 23(4):2167. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23042167
Chicago/Turabian StyleMele, Filippo, Jacopo Quercia, Leonardo Abbene, Giacomo Benassi, Manuele Bettelli, Antonino Buttacavoli, Fabio Principato, Andrea Zappettini, and Giuseppe Bertuccio. 2023. "Advances in High-Energy-Resolution CdZnTe Linear Array Pixel Detectors with Fast and Low Noise Readout Electronics" Sensors 23, no. 4: 2167. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23042167