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CZT Detectors and Imagers

Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) single crystal devices have proven to be valuable X-ray and gamma-ray detectors for high-resolution, high detection-efficiency, room-temperature radiation detectors that can achieve a resolution of <1% full-width half maximum (FWHM) at 662 keV. The high spatial and energy resolution of CZT, compared to that of scintillators, offers superior efficiency and image quality in nuclear safeguards, home-land security, nuclear medicine & X-ray/gamma-ray imaging applications. Recent developments with the Accelerated Crucible Rotation Technique now allows CZT to be grown at faster rates than conventional growth techniques while not requiring lengthy post-growth processing.


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Features

  • Energy resolution between 1 – 3%
  • Custom pixel patterns per customer specification
  • Detector thicknesses from 1 mm to 20 mm from a 4-inch wafer

Advantages

  • Spectroscopic-grade material and devices
  • Growth process is faster than conventional growth methods
  • 4-inch wafer-level VLSI processing in-house
  • Quick delivery to customer
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Applications

Medical
Imaging

Radiological Source Identification and Localization

Baggage
Scanning