Monte Carlo modelling of germanium crystals that are tilted and have rounded front edges

被引：39

作者：

Gasparro, Joel ^{[1
]}

Hult, Mikael ^{[1
]}

Johnston, Peter N. ^{[2
]}

Tagziria, Hamid ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] EC JRC IRMM, B-2440 Geel, Belgium

[2] RMIT Univ, Melbourne, Vic 3001, Australia

[3] EC JRC IPSC, I-21020 Ispra, Italy

来源：

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT | 2008年 / 594卷 / 02期

关键词：

Monte Carlo simulations; rounded edge; bulletization low-level; gamma-ray spectrometry; tilted crystal;

D O I：

10.1016/j.nima.2008.06.022

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

Gamma-ray detection efficiencies and cascade summing effects in germanium detectors are often calculated using Monte Carlo codes based on a computer model of the detection system. Such a model can never fully replicate reality and it is important to understand how various parameters affect the results. This work concentrates on quantifying two issues, namely (i) the effect of having a Ge-crystal that is tilted inside the cryostat and (ii) the effect of having a model of a Ge-crystal with rounded edges (bulletization). The effect of the tilting is very small (in the order of per mille) when the tilting angles are within a realistic range. The effect of the rounded edges is, however, relatively large (5-10% or higher) particularly for gamma-ray energies below 100 keV. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：196 / 201

页数：6

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