Novel concepts in X-ray and gamma-ray detection using compound semiconductors

Recently there has been considerable progress in detectors made from compound semiconductor materials as well as in the development of methods for electronically enhancing the signals obtained from them. This progress is largely based on researchers rethinking the use of these materials and using new concepts to take advantage of their inherent properties. This creativity has led to better performance and new capabilities and has opened the way to many new applications that were previously beyond the reach of the technology. For example, such advances have lead to detector systems with significantly larger size, higher resolution, and multi-element array configurations capable of generating impressive 2-dimensional images.