Abstract
The photoelectric and Compton response to γ rays for a detector made from semi-insulating material (i.e., a monocrystalline semiconductor containing trapping centers) was calculated for the case of charge transport by one type of carrier (electron or hole), and also for the case of two-carrier transport (electron and hole) with each carrier having the same mean free path. Approximate expressions were then derived for the observable γ-ray efficiency of the detector as a function of material parameters for CdTe crystals used in the fabrication of surface barrier detectors; this efficiency is dependent upon temperature and electric field intensity for specified values of the carrier mobility-trapping time product and the threshold used in the recording of spectra. Spectra and values for efficiency were determined at room temperature for γ rays at energy values from 0.393 to 1.33 MeV, and also as a function of temperature over the range 24° to 68°C for γ rays from a 60Co source. The observations show behavior corresponding to a trap-limited response, and the presence of charge detrapping.
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@article{Akutagawa_1969, title={Gamma Response of Semi-insulating Material in the Presence of Trapping and Detrapping}, volume={40}, ISSN={1089-7550}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1658281}, DOI={10.1063/1.1658281}, number={9}, journal={Journal of Applied Physics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Akutagawa, W. and Zanio, K.}, year={1969}, month=aug, pages={3838–3854} }