New Directions in Germanium Detector Development

Verplancke, J.; Schoenmaekers, W. K.

doi:10.1088/0031-8949/1990/t32/036

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“…The data is compiled from published papers that we believe provide information on the largest high-purity Ge detectors available at the time. [2][3][4][5][6][7] It is interesting to note that the detector size seems to increase roughly linearly with time. If this trend continues, we will see detectors with volume of 1-liter in a few years!…”

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Recent developments in semiconductor gamma-ray detectors

Luke

Amman

Tindall

et al. 2005

J Radioanal Nucl Chem

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The successful development of lithium-drifted Ge detectors in the 1960's marked the beginning of the significant use of semiconductor crystals for direct detection and spectroscopy of gamma rays. In the 1970's, high-purity Ge became available, which enabled the production of complex detectors and multi-detector systems. In the following decades, the technology of semiconductor gamma-ray detectors continued to advance, with significant developments not only in Ge detectors but also in Si detectors and roomtemperature compound-semiconductor detectors. In recent years, our group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed a variety of gamma ray detectors based on these semiconductor materials. Examples include Ge strip detectors, lithium-drifted Si strip detectors, and coplanar-grid CdZnTe detectors. These advances provide new capabilities in the measurement of gamma rays, such as the ability to perform imaging and the realization of highly compact spectroscopy systems.

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