Using 3D position sensitivity to reveal response non-uniformities in CdZnTe, TlBr, and CsPbBr3 detectors

Bolotnikov, Aleksey E.; Brown, C. A.; Carini, G. A.; Christian, James; Cirignano, L.; Deane, C. R.; Dellapenna, A.; Deptuch, G.; Fried, J.; Herrmann, S.; Kargar, A.; Kim, Hadong; Koslowsky, M. R.; Maj, P.; Manthena, S. V.; Miller, A. L.; Miryala, S.; Norris, A. M.; Ogorodnik, Y.; Pinaroli, G.; Raguzin, Eric; Smith, M. B.; Squillante, M. R.; Squillante, M. S.; Tower, J.; Valente, A. J.; Weststrate, E.; Shah, K. S.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2023.168785

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Title: Using 3D position sensitivity to reveal response non-uniformities in CdZnTe, TlBr, and CsPbBr₃ detectors

Abstract

Position sensitivity enables the correction of response non-uniformities in room-temperature semiconductor detectors caused by crystal defects and other factors. It can also be used to pinpoint the exact location of crystal defects responsible for the response variations. This work describes a technique for revealing and visualizing the detector regions affecting the charge collection efficiency in CdZnTe (CZT), TlBr, and CsPbBr₃ detectors configured as position-sensitive virtual Frisch-grid (VFG) devices. The technique correlates the photopeak events in energy spectra with their spatial distributions inside the detectors using the position information. By selecting the events from narrow energy intervals within a photopeak, we can visualize the detector volumes with particular charge collection efficiencies, which, in turn, correlate with the locations of electrode and crystal defects. Here, we demonstrate this technique in several examples. Columnar structures in the volume plots (position distribution maps) are consistent with signal losses near or at the anode in selected samples of CZT and TlBr. Structures exhibiting a distinct depth dependence are consistent with grain boundaries or other crystal defects.

Authors:

^[1]; Brown, C. A. ^[2]; Carini, G. A. ^[1];

^[2]; Cirignano, L. ^[2]; Deane, C. R. ^[1]; Dellapenna, A. ^[1]; Deptuch, G. ^[1]; Fried, J. ^[1]; Herrmann, S. ^[1]; Kargar, A. ^[2];

^[2]; Koslowsky, M. R. ^[3]; Maj, P. ^[1]; Manthena, S. V. ^[1]; Miller, A. L. ^[3]; Miryala, S. ^[1]; Norris, A. M. ^[3]; Ogorodnik, Y. ^[2]; Pinaroli, G. ^[1] more »

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc., Watertown, MA (United States)
Bubble Technology Industries, Chalk River, ON (Canada)

Publication Date:: Thu Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2023

Research Org.:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE; US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

OSTI Identifier:: 2311079

Report Number(s):: BNL-225310-2024-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; 70RDND18C00000024

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 1057; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; room temperature semiconductor gamma-ray detectors; CdZnTe; TlBr; CsPbBr3; high granularity detectors; crystal defects; position-sensitive virtual Frisch-grid detectors

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                    Bolotnikov, Aleksey E., Brown, C. A., Carini, G. A., Christian, James, Cirignano, L., Deane, C. R., Dellapenna, A., Deptuch, G., Fried, J., Herrmann, S., Kargar, A., Kim, Hadong, Koslowsky, M. R., Maj, P., Manthena, S. V., Miller, A. L., Miryala, S., Norris, A. M., Ogorodnik, Y., Pinaroli, G., Raguzin, Eric, Smith, M. B., Squillante, M. R., Squillante, M. S., Tower, J., Valente, A. J., Weststrate, E., and Shah, K. S. Using 3D position sensitivity to reveal response non-uniformities in CdZnTe, TlBr, and CsPbBr3 detectors.  United States: N. p., 2023. 
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                    Bolotnikov, Aleksey E., Brown, C. A., Carini, G. A., Christian, James, Cirignano, L., Deane, C. R., Dellapenna, A., Deptuch, G., Fried, J., Herrmann, S., Kargar, A., Kim, Hadong, Koslowsky, M. R., Maj, P., Manthena, S. V., Miller, A. L., Miryala, S., Norris, A. M., Ogorodnik, Y., Pinaroli, G., Raguzin, Eric, Smith, M. B., Squillante, M. R., Squillante, M. S., Tower, J., Valente, A. J., Weststrate, E., & Shah, K. S. Using 3D position sensitivity to reveal response non-uniformities in CdZnTe, TlBr, and CsPbBr3 detectors.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2023.168785

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                    Bolotnikov, Aleksey E., Brown, C. A., Carini, G. A., Christian, James, Cirignano, L., Deane, C. R., Dellapenna, A., Deptuch, G., Fried, J., Herrmann, S., Kargar, A., Kim, Hadong, Koslowsky, M. R., Maj, P., Manthena, S. V., Miller, A. L., Miryala, S., Norris, A. M., Ogorodnik, Y., Pinaroli, G., Raguzin, Eric, Smith, M. B., Squillante, M. R., Squillante, M. S., Tower, J., Valente, A. J., Weststrate, E., and Shah, K. S. Thu .  
"Using 3D position sensitivity to reveal response non-uniformities in CdZnTe, TlBr, and CsPbBr3 detectors".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2023.168785.

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  title        = {Using 3D position sensitivity to reveal response non-uniformities in CdZnTe, TlBr, and CsPbBr3 detectors},

  author       = {Bolotnikov, Aleksey E. and Brown, C. A. and Carini, G. A. and Christian, James and Cirignano, L. and Deane, C. R. and Dellapenna, A. and Deptuch, G. and Fried, J. and Herrmann, S. and Kargar, A. and Kim, Hadong and Koslowsky, M. R. and Maj, P. and Manthena, S. V. and Miller, A. L. and Miryala, S. and Norris, A. M. and Ogorodnik, Y. and Pinaroli, G. and Raguzin, Eric and Smith, M. B. and Squillante, M. R. and Squillante, M. S. and Tower, J. and Valente, A. J. and Weststrate, E. and Shah, K. S.},

  abstractNote = {Position sensitivity enables the correction of response non-uniformities in room-temperature semiconductor detectors caused by crystal defects and other factors. It can also be used to pinpoint the exact location of crystal defects responsible for the response variations. This work describes a technique for revealing and visualizing the detector regions affecting the charge collection efficiency in CdZnTe (CZT), TlBr, and CsPbBr3 detectors configured as position-sensitive virtual Frisch-grid (VFG) devices. The technique correlates the photopeak events in energy spectra with their spatial distributions inside the detectors using the position information. By selecting the events from narrow energy intervals within a photopeak, we can visualize the detector volumes with particular charge collection efficiencies, which, in turn, correlate with the locations of electrode and crystal defects. Here, we demonstrate this technique in several examples. Columnar structures in the volume plots (position distribution maps) are consistent with signal losses near or at the anode in selected samples of CZT and TlBr. Structures exhibiting a distinct depth dependence are consistent with grain boundaries or other crystal defects.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.nima.2023.168785},

  journal      = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},

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  volume       = 1057,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2023},

  month        = {Thu Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2023}

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