학술논문

Three-dimensional Medipix-a new generation of X-ray detectors
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on. 52(5):1873-1876 Oct, 2005
Subject
Nuclear Engineering
Bioengineering
X-ray detectors
Electrodes
Radiation detectors
Synchrotron radiation
Biomedical imaging
X-ray detection
Semiconductor radiation detectors
Geometry
Programmable control
Optoelectronic and photonic sensors
Charge sharing
medical imaging
radiation hardness
semiconductors
3-D detectors
Language
ISSN
0018-9499
1558-1578
Abstract
Three-dimensional (3-D) detectors have many potential advantages over standard planar devices and for a range of applications, e.g., high energy physics, synchrotron radiation detection and medical imaging. One such area is minimizing the effects due to charge sharing between adjacent pixels. Simulations of pixel detector compatible with the Medipix2 chip show that 3-D detectors have significant advantages in this area. In addition, a 64/spl times/64 pixel 3-D detector designed for read-out by the Medipix1 chip has been fabricated. The sensors have been characterized using current-voltage and capacitance measurements. They are currently being bump-bonded to the Medipix1 chip at the University of Freiburg in order for the complete system to be evaluated using a X-ray source.