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Prompt Gamma Timing (PGT) is a promising technique for in vivo range verification in particle therapy, exploiting the time-of-flight between primary particles and prompt gamma rays emitted by nuclear interactions. PGT distribution is highly…

We explore the possibility to improve the performance of 0.5 cm thick Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) detectors with the help of steering grids on the anode side of the detectors. Steering grids can improve the energy resolution of CZT…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 I. Jung , A. B. Garson , J. S. Perkins , H. Krawczynski , J. Matteson , R. T. Skelton , A. Burger , M. Groza

The next generation of radioactive ion beam facilities, which will give experimental access to many exotic nuclei, are presently being developed. At the same time the next generation of high resolution gamma-ray spectrometers, based on…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2010-02-17 P. -A. Söderström , A. Al-Adili , J. Nyberg , F. Recchia , E. Farnea , A. Gadea

We describe the results of detailed 3-D Monte Carlo simulations of a "CZT calorimeter" that can be used to detect photons in the keV to several MeV range. Several astrophysics applications require the detection of photons in the energy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 I. Jung , H. Krawczynski , S. Komarov , L. Sobotka

Muon Tomography based on the measurement of multiple scattering of atmospheric cosmic ray muons in matter is a promising technique for detecting heavily shielded high-Z radioactive materials (U, Pu) in cargo or vehicles. The technique uses…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-11-26 Kondo Gnanvo , Leonard V. Grasso , Marcus Hohlmann , Judson B. Locke , Amilkar S. Quintero , Debasis Mitra

To address the problem of the shortage of neutron detectors used in radiation portal monitors (RPMs), caused by the 3He supply crisis, research on a cadmium-based capture-gated fast neutron detector is presented in this paper. The detector…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-08-03 Yi Liu , Yigang Yang , Yang Tai , Zhi Zhang

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a Nuclear Medicine technique that creates images that allow the study of metabolic activity and organ function using radiopharmaceuticals. Continuous improvement of scintillation detectors for radiation…

We present a method to improve the detection limit for radionuclides using spectroscopic radiation detectors and the arrival time of each detected radiation quantum. We enable this method using a neural network with an attention mechanism.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-06-23 Pedro Rodríguez Fernández , Christian Svinth , Alex Hagen

The primary secondary particles from the spallation target of the China Spallation Neutron Source are mainly gammas and neutrons, which are related to the distribution of the incident proton. The reconstruction of proton beam spot could be…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-03-09 Y. K. Sun , H. T. Jing , B. B. Tian , X. L. Gao , X. Y. Yang

Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) detectors are having a major impact on the field of hard X-ray astronomy. Without the need for cryogenic cooling they achieve good spatial and energy resolutions over the broad energy range from 10 keV to 600…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 H. Krawczynski , I. Jung , J. Perkins , A. Burger , M. Groza

We are currently developing Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) detectors for a next-generation space-borne hard X-ray telescope which can follow up on the highly successful NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) mission. Since the launch…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-09 Jason Tang , Fabian Kislat , Henric Krawczynski

A CubeSat with a prototype scintillating detector with a sensitive volume of GAGG crystal is being developed with a possible launch date of 2025. Its purpose is to characterize the background signals that mimic the neutrino interaction that…

We present a nuclear medical imaging technique, employing triple-gamma trajectory intersections from beta^+ - gamma coincidences, able to reach sub-millimeter spatial resolution in 3 dimensions with a reduced requirement of reconstructed…

Medical Physics · Physics 2014-02-18 C. Lang , D. Habs , K. Parodi , P. G. Thirolf

Radiation detection is vital for space, medical imaging, homeland security, and environmental monitoring applications. In the past, the Monte Carlo radiation transport toolkit, Geant4, has been employed to enable the effective development…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-10-14 Lysander Miller , Airlie Chapman , Katie Auchettl , Jeremy M. C. Brown

Several improvements were made for Nuclear Track Detectors (NTDs) used for environmental studies and for particle searches. A new method was used to determine the bulk etch rate of CR39 and Makrofol NTDs. It is based on the simultaneous…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2008-11-26 S. Manzoor , S. Balestra , M. Cozzi , M. Errico , G. Giacomelli , M. Giorgini , A. Kumar , A. Margiotta , E. Medinaceli , L. Patrizii , V. Popa , I. E. Qureshi , V. Togo

The Cadmium Zinc Telluride Imager (CZTI) onboard AstroSat is designed for hard X-ray imaging and spectroscopy in the energy range of 20 - 100 keV. The CZT detectors are of 5 mm thickness and hence have good efficiency for Compton…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-01 Abhay Kumar , Tanmoy Chattopadhyay , Santosh V Vadawale , A. R. Rao , Soumya Gupta , Mithun N. P. S. , Varun Bhalerao , Dipankar Bhattacharya

The conceptual design and operational principle of a novel high-efficiency, fast neutron imaging detector based on THGEM, intended for future fan-beam transmission tomography applications, is described. We report on a feasibility study…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-04 M. Cortesi , R. Zboray , R. Adams , V. Dangendorf , H. -M. Prasser

Muon tomography based on the measurement of multiple scattering of atmospheric cosmic ray muons is a promising technique for detecting and imaging heavily shielded high-Z nuclear materials such as enriched uranium. This technique could…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-11-17 K. Gnanvo , B. Benson , W. Bittner , F. Costa , L. Grasso , M. Hohlmann , J. B. Locke , S. Martoiu , H. Muller , M. Staib , A. Tarazona , J. Toledo

Detection of $\gamma$-ray polarization in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is as yet an unexploited feature that could be used as an additional handle to improve signal-to-background ratio in this imaging modality. The $\gamma$…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-08-17 Siddharth Parashari , Mihael Makek , Tomislav Bokulić , Damir Bosnar , Ana Marija Kožuljević , Zdenka Kuncic , Petar Žugec

The ability of background discrimination using pulse shape discrimination (PSD) in broad-energy germanium (BEGe) detectors makes them as competitive candidates for neutrinoless double beta decay (0{\nu}\b{eta}\b{eta}) experiments. The…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-06-28 Zhi Zeng , Yu-Hao Mi , Ming Zeng , Hao Ma , Qian Yue , Jian-Ping Cheng , Jun-Li Li , Rui Qiu , Hui Zhang