Compex: a cubic germanium detector (original) (raw)

2020, The European Physical Journal A

The Compex detector is an electrically cooled, composite germanium detector that uses four coaxial, cubic-shaped, single-encapsulated germanium crystals. This novel detector allows for new heights in photon detection efficiency in decay spectroscopy setups using box-shaped vacuum chambers. Its spectroscopic performance and detection efficiency is evaluated by means of source measurements. Motivated by Compex’s unique cubic germanium crystals, the Lund scanning system has been developed. The constructed system is used to characterise the response as a function of interaction position within a Compex crystal. Sensitivity across the front face, pulse shapes, and rise times have been analysed. Future development and applications of the Compex detector are discussed.

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Characterization of 30 ^{76}$$Ge enriched Broad Energy Ge detectors for GERDA Phase II

The European Physical Journal C, 2019

The GERmanium Detector Array (Gerda) is a low background experiment located at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy, which searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay of$$^{76}$$76Ge into$$^{76}$$76Se+2e$$^-$$-.Gerdahas been conceived in two phases. Phase II, which started in December 2015, features several novelties including 30 new76Ge enriched detectors. These were manufactured according to the Broad Energy Germanium (BEGe) detector design that has a better background discrimination capability and energy resolution compared to formerly widely-used types. Prior to their installation, the new BEGe detectors were mounted in vacuum cryostats and characterized in detail in theHadesunderground laboratory in Belgium. This paper describes the properties and the overall performance of these detectors during operation in vacuum. The characterization campaign provided not only direct input forGerdaPhase II data collection and analyses, but also allowed to study detector phenomen...

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Full-energy peak efficiency of asymmetrical polyhedron germanium detector

Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection

To understand the nuclear structure for most elements, it is essential to investigate the nuclear excitations by using high precision gamma-ray spectroscopy in which intensive measurements should be carried out. This is becoming a new challenge for the radiation scientific community nowadays, where the instrumentations and technical advances must be developed to be used in a wide range of applications. To discover the weakest nuclear reaction, the maximum probability of the detection system of the total energy of any released individual photon must be determined. In this work, a new mathematical method to calculate the absolute full-energy peak efficiency of asymmetrical polyhedron germanium detector is presented. This type of detector can be arranged in array, forming ?complex detectors of encapsulated germanium crystals?, with the solid angle reaching 82 % of total solid angle coverage, i. e., with the highest possible efficiency and with a good quality of spectral response. In ad...

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Improved Efficiency at Low Energies with P-Type High Purity Germanium Detectors

2014

The absolute efficiency performance of a High Purity Germanium (HPGe) gamma-ray detector at low energies (aside from geometric considerations) is dominated by attenuation outside the active volume of the germanium crystal. For applications where neutron damage is not a concern, p-type detectors have several attractive features including energy resolution performance. However, the outer contact usually takes the form of a thick n+ contact. Owing to the otherwise beneficial high attenuation coefficient of germanium, little to no transmission of photons in the energy range between 3 and 50 keV is apparent. A new Stable Thin Front Contact (STFC) has been developed by ORTEC for p-type coaxial and semi-planar HPGe detectors. The contact is both thin and highly stable. It improves efficiency at low energies and allows detection down to 3 keV with p-type detectors. Another principal advantage is no dead-layer growth at room temperature (if detector is stored ”warm” for a prolonged period of...

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The European Physical Journal C, 2019

The GERmanium Detector Array (Gerda) is a low background experiment located at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy, which searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay of ^{76}$$76Ge into ^{76}$$76Se+2e$$^-$$-. Gerda has been conceived in two phases. Phase II, which started in December 2015, features several novelties including 30 new 76Ge enriched detectors. These were manufactured according to the Broad Energy Germanium (BEGe) detector design that has a better background discrimination capability and energy resolution compared to formerly widely-used types. Prior to their installation, the new BEGe detectors were mounted in vacuum cryostats and characterized in detail in the Hades underground laboratory in Belgium. This paper describes the properties and the overall performance of these detectors during operation in vacuum. The characterization campaign provided not only direct input for Gerda Phase II data collection and analyses, but also allowed to study detector...

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