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Time-dependent current-voltage characteristics of Al/p-CdTe/Pt x-ray detectors
2012
Current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of Schottky Al/p-CdTe/Pt detectors were investigated in dark and at different temperatures. CdTe detectors with Al rectifying contacts, very appealing for high resolution x-ray and gamma ray spectroscopy, suffer from bias-induced polarization phenomena which cause current increasing with the time and severe worsening of the spectroscopic performance. In this work, we studied the time-dependence of the I-V characteristics of the detectors, both in reverse and forward bias, taking into account the polarization effects. The I-V measurements, performed at different time intervals between the application of the bias voltage and the measurement of the current…
Fenomeni di polarizzazione in rivelatori Al/CdTe/Pt per spettroscopia X e gamma
2014
L’uso dei rivelatori a semiconduttore ha avuto, negli anni, un’importanza strategica nella spettroscopia X e gamma (1 keV – 2 MeV), con eccellenti risultati sia in applicazioni mediche che astrofisiche. L’imaging medicale (mammografia, tomografia computerizzata), il monitoraggio ambientale (radiazione di fondo), rivelatori da piano focale per telescopi X in astrofisica e sistemi di fluorescenza a raggi X nei Beni Culturali ne rappresentano alcune importanti applicazioni. I rivelatori a semiconduttore hanno trovato largo impiego grazie alle loro interessanti proprietà soprattutto se confrontate con i sistemi di rivelazione tradizionali (a gas e scintillatori); un migliore rapporto segnale-ru…
Progress in the Development of CdTe and CdZnTe Semiconductor Radiation Detectors for Astrophysical and Medical Applications
2009
Over the last decade, cadmium telluride (CdTe) and cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe) wide band gap semiconductors have attracted increasing interest as X-ray and gamma ray detectors. Among the traditional high performance spectrometers based on silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge), CdTe and CdZnTe detectors show high detection efficiency and good room temperature performance and are well suited for the development of compact and reliable detection systems. In this paper, we review the current status of research in the development of CdTe and CdZnTe detectors by a comprehensive survey on the material properties, the device characteristics, the different techniques for improving the overall detector…
Crystal growth of functional materials by using CSVS and MOCVD:The AIIMnBVI and II-oxides case
2021
En esta tesis se presenta un estudio en profundidad del crecimiento cristalino y la caracterización de algunos materiales funcionales de la familia II-VI. Las propiedades estructurales, morfológicas, ópticas y eléctricas estudiadas se han correlacionado con la metodología y condiciones de crecimiento cristalino utilizadas. Entre la variedad de materiales II-VI, se han elegido 2 familias de semiconductores debido a sus propiedades singulares. El primero incluye los óxidos del grupo II, con elementos como el Zinc y el Cadmio, con una alta transparencia en el rango óptico visible. Estos compuestos se pueden usar en diversas aplicaciones en optoelectrónica, incluyendo su uso como óxidos conduct…
Direct Measurement of Mammographic X-Ray Spectra with a Digital CdTe Detection System
2012
In this work we present a detection system, based on a CdTe detector and an innovative digital pulse processing (DPP) system, for high-rate X-ray spectroscopy in mammography (1–30 keV). The DPP system performs a height and shape analysis of the detector pulses, sampled and digitized by a 14-bit, 100 MHz ADC. We show the results of the characterization of the detection system both at low and high photon counting rates by using monoenergetic X-ray sources and a nonclinical X-ray tube. The detection system exhibits excellent performance up to 830 kcps with an energy resolution of 4.5% FWHM at 22.1 keV. Direct measurements of clinical molybdenum X-ray spectra were carried out by using a pinhole…
High-rate x-ray spectroscopy in mammography with a CdTe detector: A digital pulse processing approach
2010
Purpose:Direct measurement of mammographic x-ray spectra under clinical conditions is a difficult task due to the high fluence rate of the x-ray beams as well as the limits in the development of high resolution detection systems in a high counting rate environment. In this work we present a detection system, based on a CdTe detector and an innovative digital pulse processing (DPP) system, for high-rate x-ray spectroscopy in mammography. Methods: The DPP system performs a digital pile-up inspection and a digital pulse height analysis of the detector signals, digitized through a 14-bit, 100 MHz digitizer, for x-ray spectroscopy even at high photon counting rates. We investigated on the respon…