Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9845943 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
An investigation has been carried out to determine how effectively a stacked HpGe detector with ultra-thin electrical contacts can be used to improve the spectrum shapes for the detection of monoenergetic γ-rays with energies above 2 MeV. Results are presented which show that almost ideal spectrum shapes with a single photopeak and a low intensity lower energy continuum can be achieved using a stacked HpGe detector that was not specifically designed for γ-detection. It is concluded that the spectrum shape could be improved further by developing stacked HpGe detectors with the new ultra-thin electrical contacts specifically for γ-detection.
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Authors
Darren G. Smillie, Derek Branford, Klaus Föhl,