Affiliation:
1. ZRF Ritec SIA, Gustava Zemgala Av. 71A, LV-1039 Riga, Latvia
Abstract
The spectrometric characteristics of CdZnTe detectors are largely determined by the nonuniformity of the material and the influence of the negative polarization effects associated with the formation of space charges in the sensitive volume of the detector. They change the electric field distribution in the detector and affect the efficiency of the charge carrier collection. An analysis of the waveforms of the output pulses was used to investigate the uniformity of the charge collection and electric field distribution in the detectors when irradiated by the alpha particles. The influence of infrared (IR) illumination on these parameters was evaluated. IR illumination had no positive effect on the planar detector but greatly improved the charge collection in quasi-hemispherical detectors in the peripheral (corner) regions. The output pulse amplitude increased, and the rise time notably decreased. Polarization that occurred predominantly in the corner regions at low temperatures (from −30 °C to −20 °C) was eliminated using IR illumination.
Funder
the European Regional Development Fund Project
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Biochemistry,Instrumentation,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Analytical Chemistry
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