Pocket-size CdZnTe gamma-ray spectrometer

Author

Luke, Paul N. ; Amman, Mark ; Lee, Julie S. ; Vu, Chinh Q.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., CA, USA

Volume

52

Issue

5

fYear

2005

Firstpage

2041

Lastpage

2044

Abstract

A pocket-size gamma-ray spectrometer has been developed. It uses a large volume (2 cm³) CdZnTe coplanar-grid detector to achieve good detection efficiency and energy resolution. The spectrometer is completely self-contained. It includes pulse processing electronics, multichannel analyzer, data storage, LCD display, keypads, USB interface, and rechargeable battery. Custom software was created for spectrum acquisition, storage, and display. The power consumption of the spectrometer is 120 mW when active, allowing two days of continuous operation on a full battery charge.

Keywords

gamma-ray spectrometers; liquid crystal displays; nuclear electronics; power consumption; semiconductor counters; LCD display; USB interface; coplanar-grid detector; custom software; data storage; detection efficiency; energy resolution; keypads; multichannel analyzer; pocket-size CdZnTe gamma-ray spectrometer; power consumption; pulse processing electronics; rechargeable battery; semiconductor devices; spectrum acquisition; Batteries; Cooling; Energy consumption; Energy resolution; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Liquid crystal displays; Position sensitive particle detectors; Spectroscopy; Temperature; Gamma-ray spectroscopy detectors; semiconductor devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2005.856732

Filename

1546550