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

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

doi:10.1063/1.4927455

Title: 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 · Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4927455· OSTI ID:1239771

Bolotnikov, A. E. ^[1]; Ackley, K. ^[1]; Camarda, G. S. ^[1];

^[1]; Cui, Y. ^[1]; De Geronimo, G. ^[1]; Fried, J. ^[1];

^[2]; Hossain, A. ^[1];

^[3]; Mahler, G. ^[1]; Maritato, M. ^[1];

^[4];

^[1]; Salwen, C. ^[1]; Vernon, E. ^[1]; Yang, G. ^[1]; James, R. B. ^[1]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Univ. of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas (United States)
Korea University, Seoul (South Korea)
SUNY Binghamton, Vestal, NY (United States)

We developed a robust and low-cost array of virtual Frisch-grid CdZnTe (CZT) detectors coupled to a front-end readout ASIC for spectroscopy and imaging of gamma rays. The array operates as a self-reliant detector module. It is comprised of 36 close-packed 6x6x15 mm³ detectors grouped into 3x3 sub-arrays of 2x2 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 made 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.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development (NA-22); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704; AC02-98CH1-886

OSTI ID:: 1239771

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1228712

Report Number(s):: BNL-108271-2015-JA; RSINAK; NN2001

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 86, Issue 7; ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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