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Optimization of a scintillator-deposited charge-coupled device with Monte-Carlo simulation

Authors :
Emi Miyata
Naohisa Anabuki
Kazuhisa Miyaguchi
Hiroshi Tsunemi
Noriaki Tawa
K. Mukai
Kazuhiro Ikegami
Source :
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 573:119-121
Publication Year :
2007
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2007.

Abstract

We report on a new photon-counting detector for X-rays in the 0.1–100 keV energy range. The new detectors are X-ray charge-coupled devices (CCD) on which a scintillator is directly coupled with optical cement. We developed the new detector and measured its spectral resolution. Our results show that the detector possesses a spectral resolution of 26% (FWHM) at 59.5 keV. Additionally, in order to optimize its structure, by employing the DETECT2000 Monte-Carlo simulation software we calculated the light transfer in the scintillator and found the appropriate structure of the scintillator crystal for the new detector.

Details

ISSN :
01689002
Volume :
573
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Accession number :
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