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Space Applications of CdZnTe and CdTe Detector Systems: Past, Present and Future
Here I will attempt to outline some of the significant threads of CdTe and CdZnTe (CZT) detector technology development alongside the parallel...
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Germanium Detectors for MeV Gamma-Ray Astrophysics with the Compton Spectrometer and Imager
Germanium semiconductor detectors—particularly high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors—have been the technology of choice for decades for applications...
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Research on the Performance of CZT Detector in Alpha Particle Detection
Good energy resolution, high resistivity, and room temperature operation make CZT a substitute candidate for traditional semiconductors. Despite many...
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Removal of Cs-137 from Real Liquid Radioactive Wastes Using Pumice in Fixed-Bed Column
Decontamination of the radiological pollutants takes a flagship role in the environmental restoration. It improves safety and minimizes the cost of...
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Investigation of radionuclide levels and estimation for real emanated radon in rock samples collected from Sinai-Egypt
In this work, the distributions of radionuclides activity as well as radon concentrations in selected rock samples collected from Sinai-Egypt were...
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Simulation of the response of a segmented high-purity germanium detector for gamma emission tomography of nuclear fuel
Irradiation testing of nuclear fuel is routinely performed in nuclear test reactors. For qualification and licensing of accident-tolerant fuels or...
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Machine Learning Approaches in Room Temperature Semiconductor Detectors
Room Temperature Semiconductor Radiation Detectors (RTSDs) such as CdTe, CdZnTe, CdZnTeSe are becoming popular in novel space, homeland security and...
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Investigation of CT Linearity and Establishing the Density Calibration Curve for the Gamma Ray CT System
Computed tomography (CT) is one of the measuring techniques for the quantification of variation in material density. Variation in material density...
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An autonomous real-time detector system for radionuclide monitoring in drinking water systems
For monitoring radioactive contamination of water systems due to nuclear accidents or terrorist attacks, there is need of an in situ online...
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Cadmium Zinc Telluride Detectors for Safeguards Applications
Cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) semiconductor detectors can be used as medium-resolution gamma-ray spectrometers, with the main advantage of a high...
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Using MCNP Simulation for Self-absorption Correction in HPGe Spectrometry of Soil Samples
The self-attenuation correction coefficients ( C sa ) for 137 Cs counting in twelve soil samples were determined by MCNP simulation of a high-purity...
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Melt Growth of High-Resolution CdZnTe Detectors
CdTe and its alloy CdZnTe possess optimal physical properties for room-temperature high-resolution X-ray and gamma-ray detector applications in areas...
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Sub-pixel Sensing for Pixelated CdZnTe Detectors
These Pixelated CZT detectors are capable of providing 3-D position information of gamma-ray interactions within one detector volume. It is a key...
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X-Ray Detectors
The basic principle of operation of an x-ray detector is described through the Shockley-Ramo theorem, and the ionization energy, i.e., electron and...
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Signal Processing and Data Acquisition for the UNM Fission Spectrometer to Measure Binary Fission Product Mass, Energy, Velocity, Atomic Number, and Gamma Rays, Correlated Particle-By-Particle
Fission products contain a wealth of information on the fission process, but typically one dimensional data is extracted, such as a mass or energy...
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Assessment of the Soil Self-Attenuation Correction Factor to Determine the Efficiency of a High-Purity Germanium Detector
The experimental attenuation coefficient of ten soil samples was measured for a 661.66 keV photon belonging to 137 Cs. The chemical composition of the...
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Effect of Electron Irradiation on Spectroscopic Properties of Schottky Barrier CdTe Semiconductor Detectors
Since the last two decades, cadmium telluride has been widely studied as a perspective material for room temperature semiconductor detectors of...
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Room-Temperature Radiation Detectors Based on Large-Volume CdZnTe Single Crystals
Owing to their highly penetrating nature, detection of gamma rays has always remained a challenge. In spite of availability of high-resolution...
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Emission Pattern of NORMs and 137Cs in the Sediments of the Gaz River and the Gorgan Bay, North Iran
Information on the distribution and emission patterns of natural and artificial radionuclides and their radiation level in the environment is very...
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Investigation of Charge Transport Properties and the Role of Point Defects in CdZnTeSe Room Temperature Radiation Detectors
The unparalleled crystal growth yield (˃90%) of quaternary wide bandgap semiconductor Cd1-xZnxTe1-ySey (CZTS) has established it as the economical...