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High Performance X‑ray Detector
Arrays--Radiation
Monitoring Devices, Inc.,
Dr. Gerald Entine,
PhD, Principal Investigator, GEntine@rmdinc.com
Dr. Gerald Entine
PhD, Business Official, GEntine@rmdinc.com
DOE Grant No. DE‑FG02‑07ER84886
Amount:
$750,000
X-ray detector arrays with high energy resolution, high sensitivity
and high count-rate performance are required for synchrotron beamline studies. However,
in many studies conducted with synchrotron beamlines,
the characteristics of available X-ray detectors limit the overall system
performance. This project will
investigate a novel low-capacitance design for high purity silicon detector
arrays that offers high energy resolution, high efficiency, and high count-rate
operation, as well as relatively easy fabrication. Phase I demonstrated the feasibility of X-ray
detection by producing a high-resolution, high-purity silicon detector array
with low capacitance. Phase II will
advance the technology by optimizing the detector design, constructing a larger
format array, performing a detailed evaluation of the detector, and investigating
the performance of a fully functional detector array system at a synchrotron beamline.
Commercial Applications and
Other Benefits as described by the awardee:
The
proposed detectors should be very useful in X-ray detection studies conducted
at synchrotron beamlines. Additional applications include nuclear and
particle physics, astronomy, health physics, nuclear non-proliferation, and
non-destructive studies.