Open AccessGamma Ray Detector Using Gallium Arsenide to Develop an Electrode Detector
Author(s) -
G.F. Knoll
Publication year - 1999
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4858
Subject(s) - detector , gallium arsenide , cadmium zinc telluride , spectrometer , electrode , semiconductor detector , gamma ray , materials science , gamma ray spectrometer , optoelectronics , particle detector , gallium , nuclear engineering , radiochemistry , optics , physics , nuclear physics , chemistry , engineering , metallurgy , quantum mechanics
The emphasis of the DOE-funded detector project at the University of Michigan has been on the improvement of the performance of room-temperature gamma ray spectrometers. We have concentrated on the material known as CZT, a blend of cadmium and zinc tellurides, as the material of primary interest