Photon counting X-ray and gamma-ray spectroscopy with Al0.52In0.48P detectors

光子计数光谱宽禁带x射线和伽马射线探测器的发展对许多研究学科和英国经济的成功都很重要，无论是短期还是长期。由Al0.52In0.48P等材料制成的宽带隙x射线和伽马射线探测器，使这种光谱仪能够在没有冷却的情况下，在对传统半导体探测器来说太热的环境中部署。该项目将为al0.52 in0.42成为下一代高温（bbb20℃）x射线和伽马射线探测器的实用材料奠定基础，并为探测器物理和III-V材料研究做出更广泛的重要贡献。x射线光谱仪在经济上、科学上和社会上都具有国家重要性，因为它们被广泛应用于工业、科学、卫生和安全用途。伽马射线能谱仪在核科学与工程中的多种应用都需要它，包括同位素分析、裂变产物的测量以及核材料的探测和拦截。

The development of photon counting spectroscopic wide bandgap X-ray and gamma-ray detectors is important for a number of research disciplines and to UK economic success, both in the short and longer terms. Wide bandgap X-ray and gamma-ray detectors, made from materials such as Al0.52In0.48P, enable the deployment of such spectrometers in environments that would be too hot for conventional semiconductor detectors without cooling. This project will lay the foundations for Al0.52In0.42P to become a practical material for next generation high temperature (> 20 degrees C) X-ray and gamma-ray detectors, as well as making broader important contributions to detector physics and III-V materials research. X-ray spectrometers are of national importance economically, scientifically, and socially, since they are needed for a wide variety of applications spanning industrial, scientific, health, and security uses. Gamma-ray spectrometers are needed for multiple applications in nuclear science and engineering, including isotopic analysis, measurement of fission products, and nuclear material detection and interdiction.