An array of virtual Frisch-grid CdZnTe detectors and a front-end application-specific integrated circuit for large-area position-sensitive gamma-ray cameras

Journal Article · Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927455· OSTI ID:22482704

Ackley, K.; Camarda, G. S.; Cherches, C.; Cui, Y.; De Geronimo, G.; Fried, J.; Hossain, A.; Mahler, G.; Maritato, M.; Roy, U.; Salwen, C.; Vernon, E.; Yang, G.; James, R. B. ^[1]; Hodges, D. ^[2]; Lee, W. ^[3]; Petryk, M. ^[4]

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1. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11793 (United States)
2. University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968 (United States)
3. Korea University, Seoul 136-855 (Korea, Republic of)
4. SUNY Binghamton, Vestal, New York 13902 (United States)

We developed a robust and low-cost array of virtual Frisch-grid CdZnTe detectors coupled to a front-end readout application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for spectroscopy and imaging of gamma rays. The array operates as a self-reliant detector module. It is comprised of 36 close-packed 6 × 6 × 15 mm{sup 3} detectors grouped into 3 × 3 sub-arrays of 2 × 2 detectors with the common cathodes. The front-end analog ASIC accommodates up to 36 anode and 9 cathode inputs. Several detector modules can be integrated into a single- or multi-layer unit operating as a Compton or a coded-aperture camera. We present the results from testing two fully assembled modules and readout electronics. The further enhancement of the arrays’ performance and reduction of their cost are possible by using position-sensitive virtual Frisch-grid detectors, which allow for accurate corrections of the response of material non-uniformities caused by crystal defects.

• OSTI ID: 22482704
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 86, Issue 7; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ANODES
APERTURES
CATHODES
CRYSTAL DEFECTS
GAMMA CAMERAS
GAMMA RADIATION
INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
READOUT SYSTEMS
SPECTROSCOPY
TESTING