scholarly journals Large solid angle and high detection efficiency multi-element silicon drift detectors (SDD) for synchrotron based x-ray spectroscopy

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bufon ◽  
M. Altissimo ◽  
G. Aquilanti ◽  
P. Bellutti ◽  
G. Bertuccio ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (09) ◽  
pp. 1843003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Bellini

Bolometers are cryogenic calorimeters which feature excellent energy resolution, low energy threshold, high detection efficiency, flexibility in choice of materials, particle identification capability if operated as hybrid devices. After 30 years of rapid progresses, they represent nowadays a leading technology in several fields: particle and nuclear physics, X-ray astrophysics, cosmology. However, further and substantial developments are required to increase the sensitivity to the levels envisioned by future researches. A review of the challenges to be addressed and potentialities of bolometers in the search for rare nuclear decays is given, with particular emphasis to the neutrinoless double beta decay physics case.


1973 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 318-324
Author(s):  
James M. Mathiesen

AbstractThe following study describes the experimental results obtained by energy dispersive x-ray analysis on a series of representative samples, concentrated by precipitation, to spots 1.5 mm in diameter on Millipore (R) membranes.Using modified detector collimation, the contributions of air scatter and membrane (Substrate) scatter to the background under a peak, can be minimized to achieve limits of detection approaching a nanogram of the element present in the precipitate.The equipment used here is composed of an 80 mm2 Si(Li) detector connected to a computer based data handling unit. Excitation was achieved with a Rhodium target x-ray tube having a maximum output of 50 kV at 5.0 ma. Even with the high detection efficiency of the Si(Li) detector and the capability of minimizing the source to sample and sample to detector pauh lengths, it was found with these samples that at least 3.0 ma of tube current is needed in the excitation source.A mechanism has been developed for this work that allows reproducible sample positioning for standards and unknowns. This mechanism is used to produce element profiles on larger precipitated standards to measure radial uniformity.


2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (01) ◽  
pp. P01015-P01015 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Pan ◽  
Y Yang ◽  
Y Tian ◽  
M Zeng ◽  
T Deng ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Luis Abuel ◽  
Friedl Bartsch ◽  
Andrew Berry ◽  
Jean-Claude Buffet ◽  
Sylvain Cuccaro ◽  
...  

A detector upgrade was carried out on the PLATYPUS instrument dedicated to neutron reflectometry at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). The new detector, developed in the framework of a research collaboration between the ILL and ANSTO, is based on the Monoblock Aluminium Multi-tube (MAM) detector design already in use on several reflectometers and SANS instruments at the ILL. This article provides a technical description of the mechanical design and read-out electronics of the PLATYPUS detector and its commissioning on the PLATYPUS instrument. The main detector performance parameters have been measured and are presented here as well as the characterisation methods and the results of several reflectometry measurements. These measurements show an improvement in experimental data quality resulting from high positional resolution, high detection efficiency and reduced neutron scattering background in the 2.5–19 Å neutron wavelength range used in PLATYPUS instrument.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Day

To further develop a MV x-ray portal imaging device with high detection efficiency and adequate spatial resolution for image guided radiation therapy, the experimental results for a prototype detector were matched using Monte-Carlo software to then improve upon the design. The simulation and experiment were carried out using a 6 MV beam from a linear accelerator machine. An adequate match was obtained with the spatial resolution matching up to a MTF value of 0.2 and then diverging and the total signal registered in the central fiber was matched for field sizes ranging from 3 cm by 3 cm to 20 cm by 20 cm for 5 cm, 15 cm and 25 cm air gaps within 3%. The design was altered from a hexagonal array of round double cladded fibers to a square array of single cladded square fibers. The spatial resolution was improved from 0.242 lp mm-1 to 0.359 lp mm-1 at an MTF value of 0.5 from the original design to a square array of square fibers 0.5 mm wide separated by 0.25 mm of lead foil. With further optimization of the detector design it may be possible to increase spatial resolution for MV x-ray imaging while maintaining an adequate detection efficiency.


2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Breen ◽  
Carl R. Ruetz ◽  
Kurt J. Thompson ◽  
Steven L. Kohler

We monitored 94 mottled sculpins ( Cottus bairdii ) marked with passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags to examine seasonal movement patterns. High detection efficiency (mean ± standard error = 0.76 ± 0.03) of PIT-tagged fish was obtained with a portable antenna. Nighttime searches were more effective than daytime relocations in summer, and smaller fish (<65 mm) were detected more readily than larger fish (≥65 mm). Sculpins used erosional habitats more than depositional habitats, particularly during summer and nighttime. Search attempts within a 150 m reach showed that displacement, mean movement distance, and home range did not differ significantly between summer and winter, suggesting that season did not strongly influence movement. Additionally, movement metrics were unrelated to sculpin size. However, supplementary searches of a larger reach (700 m) showed that 16% of PIT-tagged fish moved more than 100 m over 1 year, with a maximum displacement of 511 m, and mobile fish typically displayed upstream bias. Although most mottled sculpins in our system were relatively sedentary, a small proportion of individuals moved further than previously reported for other systems.


2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 1318-1325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Acerbi ◽  
Alessandro Ferri ◽  
Gaetano Zappala ◽  
Giovanni Paternoster ◽  
Antonino Picciotto ◽  
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