Polarization Phenomena in TlBr Detectors

A comparison of long-term stabilities of TlBr detectors with Au and Tl electrodes was performed in this study, in order to reveal polarization phenomena in TlBr detectors. Au/TlBr/Au detectors exhibited polarization phenomena at room temperature, observed as degradation of spectral performance and r...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on nuclear science 2009-08, Vol.56 (4), p.1859-1862
Main Authors: Hitomi, K., Kikuchi, Y., Shoji, T., Ishii, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Degradation
Detectors
Electric potential
Electrodes
Gamma-ray detectors
Gold
Leak detection
Leakage current
Polarization
semiconductor detectors
Spectra
Stability
Temperature
Voltage
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Summary:A comparison of long-term stabilities of TlBr detectors with Au and Tl electrodes was performed in this study, in order to reveal polarization phenomena in TlBr detectors. Au/TlBr/Au detectors exhibited polarization phenomena at room temperature, observed as degradation of spectral performance and reduction of leakage current with elapsed time. Applying reverse bias voltage to the detectors recovered the detector performance temporarily. No polarization phenomena were observed in Tl/TlBr/Tl detectors at room temperature. The detector exhibited stable spectral performance for 24 hours.
ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/TNS.2009.2013349