Application of CdTe (CdZnTe) detectors for radioactive waste characterization

• Published in: Вопросы атомной науки и техники
• Date: 2002
• Main Authors: Dovbnya, N.A., Karasyov, S.P., Kutny, V.E., Rybka, A.V., Shlyakhov, I.N., Uvarov, V.L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Національний науковий центр «Харківський фізико-технічний інститут» НАН України 2002
• Subjects: Application of the nuclear methods
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/80114
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Application of CdTe (CdZnTe) detectors for radioactive waste characterization / N.A. Dovbnya, S.P. Karasyov, V.E. Kutny, A.V. Rybka, I.N. Shlyakhov, V.L. Uvarov // Вопросы атомной науки и техники. — 2002. — № 2. — С. 55-57. — Бібліогр.: 3 назв. — англ.

The radiation detectors based on wide-zone semiconductor CdTe (CdZnTe) monocrystals have promising advantages for their application in investigation (characterization) of radioactive waste. Among these advantages there are the wide range of photons flux and energy, high registration efficiency and satisfactory energy resolution without deep cooling of the detector. This report discusses the obtained data concerning radiation stability of detectors, influence of different conditions (filters, collimators, registration channel fill etc.) on their energy resolution in spectrometric regime, as well as a dependence of radionuclide identification accuracy on detector size.