Gamma-ray tracking with segmented HPGe detectors

Gamma-ray imaging with coaxial HPGe detector

We report on the first experimental demonstration of Compton imaging of gamma rays with a single coaxial high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector. This imaging capability is realized by two-dimensional segmentation of the outside contact in combination with digital pulse-shape analysis, which enables to image gamma rays in 4p without employing a collimator. We are able to demonstrate the ability t...

Matrix formalism and singular value decomposition for the location of gamma interactions in segmented HPGe detectors

Modern coaxial and planar HPGe detectors allow a precise determination of the energies and trajectories of the impinging gamma-rays. This entails the location of the gamma interactions inside the crystal from the shape of the delivered signals. This paper reviews the state of the art of the analysis of the HPGe response function and proposes methods that lead to optimum signal decomposition. Th...

A Comparative Study of Field Gamma-ray Spectrometry by NaI(Tl) and HPGe Detectors in the South Caspian Region

Natural radionuclides present in soil as well as certain anthropogenic radionuclides released to the environment are the major contributors to terrestrial outdoor exposures. In the assessment of human exposures from environmental radioactivity, besides the conventional method of soil and vegetation sampling combined with laboratory based analyses of environmental media, the other choice would b...

Standoff Performance of HPGe Detectors in Identification of Gamma-Ray Radiation Sources

The detection and identification of radiation sources at distances in the range of 15 meters or more is becoming increasingly important for illicit materials interdiction and the location of lost or orphan sources. In most locations, there is a considerable gamma-ray flux from natural background (NORM) and cosmic-induced nuclides. This gamma-ray flux varies with time, weather conditions, locati...

A National Plan for Development of Gamma-ray Tracking Detectors in Nuclear Science by the Gamma-ray Tracking Coordinating Committee