Title :
Monte Carlo simulations of a multi-layer semiconductor gamma photon tracker
Author :
Solc, Jaroslav ; Jakubek, Jan
Author_Institution :
Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Horska 3a/22, CZ-12800, 2, Czech Republic
Abstract :
The paper describes Monte Carlo simulations for a gamma photon tracker constructed from several layers of a pixelated semiconductor detector. Calculations determined the detection efficiency and the angular resolution which are parameters well describing the tracker sensitivity and the accuracy of the source position reconstruction, respectively. The influence of various modifications of the design and parameters of the semiconductor detector are investigated.
Keywords :
Detectors; Electromagnetic scattering; Electrons; Energy measurement; Event detection; Monte Carlo methods; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Particle scattering; Position measurement; Surface reconstruction;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2008. NSS '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dresden, Germany
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2714-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774845
