MeV gamma ray detection algorithms for stacked silicon detectors

By making use of the signature of a gamma ray event as it appears in N=5 to 20 lithium-drifted silicon detectors and applying smart selection algorithms, gamma rays in the energy range of 1 to 8 MeV can be detected with good efficiency and selectivity. Examples of the types of algorithms used for di...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on nuclear science 1993-08, Vol.40 (4), p.882-889
Hauptverfasser: McMurray, R.E., Hubbard, G.S., Wercinski, P.F., Keller, R.G.
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Zusammenfassung:By making use of the signature of a gamma ray event as it appears in N=5 to 20 lithium-drifted silicon detectors and applying smart selection algorithms, gamma rays in the energy range of 1 to 8 MeV can be detected with good efficiency and selectivity. Examples of the types of algorithms used for different energy regions include the simple sum mode, the sum-coincidence mode used in segmented detectors, unique variations on sum-coincidence for an N-dimensional vector event, and a new and extremely useful mode for double escape peak spectroscopy at pair-production energies. The latter algorithm yields a spectrum similar to that of the pair spectrometer, but without the need of the dual external segments for double escape coincidence, and without the large loss in efficiency of double escape events. Background events due to Compton scattering are largely suppressed. Monte Carlo calculations are used to model the gamma ray interactions in the silicon, in order to permit testing of wide array of different algorithms on the event N-vectors for a large-N stack.< >
ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/23.256678