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Radiation damage resistance in mercuric iodide X-ray detectors

Abstract

Mercuric iodide (HgI{sub 2}) radiation detectors show great potential as ambient-temperature solid-state detectors for X-rays, gamma rays and visible light, with parameters that are competitive with existing technologies. In a previous experiment, HgI{sub 2} detectors irradiated with 10 MeV protons/cm{sup 2} exhibited no damage. The 10 MeV protons represent only the low range of the spectrum of energies that are important. An experiment has been conducted at the Saturne accelerator facility at Saclay, France, to determine the susceptibility of these detectors to radiation damage by high-energy (1.5 GeV) protons. The detectors were irradiated to a fluence of 10{sup 8} protons/cm{sup 2}. This fluence is equivalent to the cosmic radiation expected in a one-year period in space. The resolution of the detectors was measured as a function of the integral dose. No degradation in the response of any of the detectors or spectrometers was seen. It is clear from this data that HgI{sub 2} has extremely high radiation-damage resistance, exceeding that of most other semiconductor materials used for radiation detectors. Based on the results shown to date, HgI{sub 2} detectors are suitable for applications in which they may be exposed to high integral dose levels. (orig.).
Authors:
Patt, B E; Dolin, R C; Devore, T M; Markakis, J M; [1]  Iwanczyk, J S; Dorri, N; [2]  Trombka, J [3] 
  1. EG and G Energy Measurements, Inc., Goleta, CA (USA)
  2. Xsirius, Inc., Marina del Rey, CA (USA)
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, MD (USA). Goddard Space Flight Center
Publication Date:
Dec 20, 1990
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CONF-900563-
Reference Number:
AIX-22-044527; EDB-91-076662
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A; (Netherlands); Journal Volume: 299:1-3; Conference: 7. symposium on radiation measurements and applications, Ann Arbor, MI (USA), 21-24 May 1990
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; HGI2 SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BACKGROUND NOISE; COSMIC RADIATION; ENERGY RESOLUTION; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; GEV RANGE 01-10; KEV RANGE 01-10; PREAMPLIFIERS; PROTON BEAMS; READOUT SYSTEMS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SPACE FLIGHT; X-RAY DETECTION; AMPLIFIERS; BEAMS; DETECTION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY RANGE; EQUIPMENT; FUNCTIONS; GEV RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; KEV RANGE; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NOISE; NUCLEON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; RESOLUTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; TRANSISTORS; 440200* - Radiation Effects on Instrument Components, Instruments, or Electronic Systems
OSTI ID:
5878896
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; CODEN: NIMAE; Other: CNN: DE-AC08-88NV10617; NASA S56114D; NAS-33045; NASW-4492
Submitting Site:
NLN
Size:
Pages: 176-181
Announcement Date:
May 13, 2001

Citation Formats

Patt, B E, Dolin, R C, Devore, T M, Markakis, J M, Iwanczyk, J S, Dorri, N, and Trombka, J. Radiation damage resistance in mercuric iodide X-ray detectors. Netherlands: N. p., 1990. Web.
Patt, B E, Dolin, R C, Devore, T M, Markakis, J M, Iwanczyk, J S, Dorri, N, & Trombka, J. Radiation damage resistance in mercuric iodide X-ray detectors. Netherlands.
Patt, B E, Dolin, R C, Devore, T M, Markakis, J M, Iwanczyk, J S, Dorri, N, and Trombka, J. 1990. "Radiation damage resistance in mercuric iodide X-ray detectors." Netherlands.
@misc{etde_5878896,
title = {Radiation damage resistance in mercuric iodide X-ray detectors}
author = {Patt, B E, Dolin, R C, Devore, T M, Markakis, J M, Iwanczyk, J S, Dorri, N, and Trombka, J}
abstractNote = {Mercuric iodide (HgI{sub 2}) radiation detectors show great potential as ambient-temperature solid-state detectors for X-rays, gamma rays and visible light, with parameters that are competitive with existing technologies. In a previous experiment, HgI{sub 2} detectors irradiated with 10 MeV protons/cm{sup 2} exhibited no damage. The 10 MeV protons represent only the low range of the spectrum of energies that are important. An experiment has been conducted at the Saturne accelerator facility at Saclay, France, to determine the susceptibility of these detectors to radiation damage by high-energy (1.5 GeV) protons. The detectors were irradiated to a fluence of 10{sup 8} protons/cm{sup 2}. This fluence is equivalent to the cosmic radiation expected in a one-year period in space. The resolution of the detectors was measured as a function of the integral dose. No degradation in the response of any of the detectors or spectrometers was seen. It is clear from this data that HgI{sub 2} has extremely high radiation-damage resistance, exceeding that of most other semiconductor materials used for radiation detectors. Based on the results shown to date, HgI{sub 2} detectors are suitable for applications in which they may be exposed to high integral dose levels. (orig.).}
journal = []
volume = {299:1-3}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {1990}
month = {Dec}
}