Temporal pulsed x-ray response of CdZnTe: In detector

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Abstract

The temporal response of cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) crystals is evaluated at room temperature by using an ultrafast-pulsed x-ray source. The dynamics of carrier relaxation in a CZT single crystal is modeled at a microscopic level based on a multi-trapping effect. The effects of the irradiation flux and bias voltage on the amplitude and full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the transient currents are investigated. It is demonstrated that the temporal response process is affected by defect level occupation fraction. A fast photon current can be achieved under intense pulsed x-ray irradiation to be up to 2.78x109 photons mm2s1. Meanwhile, it is found that high bias voltage could enhance carrier detrapping by suppressing the capture of structure defects and thus improve the temporal response of CZT detectors.

Original languageEnglish
Article number127202
JournalChinese Physics B
Volume27
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2018

Keywords

  • CdZnTe
  • charge carrier
  • transient current
  • ultrafast-pulsed x-rays

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