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Spatially dependent response of thick and large area p-i-n diode for ASTRO-E hard X-ray detector

  • M. Sugiho
  • , T. Kamae
  • , K. Makishima
  • , T. Takahashi
  • , T. Murakami
  • , M. Tashiro
  • , Y. Fukazawa
  • , N. Iyomoto
  • , H. Ozawa
  • , A. Kubota
  • , K. Nakazawa
  • , K. Yamaoka
  • , M. Kokubun
  • , N. Ota
  • , C. Tanihata
  • , N. Isobe
  • , Y. Terada
  • , Y. Matsumoto
  • , Y. Uchiyama
  • , D. Yonetoku
  • I. Takahashi, J. Kotoku, S. Watanabe, Y. Ezoe

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Abstract

The ASTRO-E hard X-ray detector utilizes GSO(Gd2SiO5:Ce 0.5% mol)-BGO(Bi4Ge3O12) well-type phoswich counters [1] in compound-eye configuration to achieve an extremely low background level of about a few times 10-5 counts s-1 cm-2 keV-1. The GSO scintillators placed at the bottom of the BGO well observe photons in the energy range 30-600 keV. To cover the lower energy range of 10-60 keV, silicon p-i-n diodes of 2 mm in thickness and 21.5×21.5 mm2 in size were newly developed and placed in front of the GSO scintillators. The p-i-n diode exhibits complex spectral responses, including subpeak and low energy tail components. To examine the origin of these components, we measured the spatially resolved response of the p-i-n diode and confirmed that the subpeak and the low energy tail are related to the electrode structures and electric fields in the p-i-n diode, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)426-429
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Volume48
Issue number3 I
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2001
Externally publishedYes
Event2000 Nuclear Science Symphosium (NSS) - Lyon, France
Duration: Oct 15 2000Oct 20 2000

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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