PROTOTYPE OF A MERCURIC IODIDE X-RAY-CAMERA - PRELIMINARY-RESULTS

Authors
DUSI W CAROLI E DICOCCO G DONATI A LANDINI G RAMMUNNO G AMANN M KOEBEL JM SIFFERT P GRASSI D PERILLO E
Citation
W. Dusi et al., PROTOTYPE OF A MERCURIC IODIDE X-RAY-CAMERA - PRELIMINARY-RESULTS, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 348(2-3), 1994, pp. 531-535
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
348
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
531 - 535
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1994)348:2-3<531:POAMIX>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We present a prototype of an X- and gamma-ray camera based on a semico nductor crystal of mercuric iodide (HgI2) having a cross-sectional are a of 10 X 10 mm2 and a thickness of 0.5 mm. Two orthogonal sets of 20 charge-collecting mustrips are deposited on the two opposite surfaces of the detector giving a pixel size of 0.5 X 0.5 mm2. Using commercial hybrid preamplifiers several experimental tests have been performed i n order to assess the performance of this device. Preliminary results on the spectroscopic capabilities together with an evaluation of the a ttainable spatial resolution are presented.