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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 253, 2021
ANIMMA 2021 – Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications
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Numéro d'article | 11005 | |
Nombre de pages | 6 | |
Section | Current Trends in Development of Radiation Detectors | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202125311005 | |
Publié en ligne | 19 novembre 2021 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202125311005
Development of a position-sensitive fast scintillator (LaBr3(Ce)) detector setup for gamma-ray imaging application
Department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400 005, India
Corresponding author: biswajit.das@tifr.res.in
Published online: 19 November 2021
We have characterized a Cerium doped Lanthanum Bromide (LaBr3(Ce) ) crystal coupled with the position-sensitive photo-multiplier system for the gamma-ray imaging application. One can use this detector set-up for the scanning of high purity germanium detectors for pulse shape analysis in gamma-ray spectroscopy experiments and the image formation of an object by Compton back-scattering . The sensor has been tested for energy, timing and position information of the gamma-rays interacting within the detector crystal. The GEANT4 simulation results are consistent with the experimental results. We have reconstructed the image of irradiation spots in different positions throughout the detector crystal. Position resolution is found to be around 3.5 mm with the 2 mm collimated gamma-rays. The 2-d image of hexagonal Bismuth Germanate (BGO) crystal and a cylindrical LaBr3(Ce) crystal have been reconstructed in coincidence technique. The performance of the detector for imaging application has been investigated by coincidence technique in GEANT4 simulation and compared with the experimental data. We have reconstructed the 2-d images of objects with various geometrical shapes by Compton back-scattered events of the gamma-rays. This position-sensitive detector can be used as an absorber of a Compton camera for the image reconstruction of an extended radioactive source. One can also use this kind of set-up as in radiation imaging and many other applications where the energy and source position of the gamma-ray is the main interest.
Key words: γ-ray instrument / LaBr3 (Ce) crystal coupled with PSPMT / γ-ray imaging
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