Monte Carlo investigation of the charge sharing effects in 3-D position sensitive CdZnTe gamma ray spectrometers

Author

Du, Y.F. ; He, Z. ; Li, W. ; Knoll, G.F. ; Wehe, D.K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nucl. Eng. & Radiol. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

6/20/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

634

Abstract

Charge sharing effects in a 3-D position sensitive CdZnTe detector have been investigated by Monte Carlo simulations and experimental measurements. The charge sharing is mainly caused by the range of electrons, X-ray emission following by photoelectric interactions, and the diffusion of charge carrier electrons during their drift towards the anodes. A simple model has been developed to include the diffusion effect in the Monte Carlo simulation. Good agreement has been achieved for various irradiation and bias conditions. Based on our model simulations, a 1 mm optimal pixel size is recommended for future 1 cm thick CZT detectors for 662 keV gamma rays

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; diffusion; gamma-ray spectrometers; position sensitive particle detectors; semiconductor counters; 1 mm; 662 keV; CdZnTe; CdZnTe gamma ray spectrometers; Monte Carlo; X-ray emission; bias; charge sharing; electron diffusion; irradiation; photoelectric; pixel size; position sensitive; Anodes; Charge carriers; Charge measurement; Current measurement; Electron emission; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Monte Carlo methods; Position measurement; Position sensitive particle detectors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium, 1998. Conference Record. 1998 IEEE

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5021-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1998.775219

Filename

775219