Canberra Industries, Inc.

Mirion Technologies (canberra), Inc.

Mirion Technologies, Inc.

Kenneth Michael Yocum

James Francis Colaresi

Orren K Tench

Aderemi Sikiru Adekola

A centroid contact radiation detector system/method providing for low capacitance and noise insensitivity is disclosed. The system incorporates a P-type/N-type bulk germanium volume (PGEV/NGEV) having an internal well cavity void (IWCV). The external NGEV surfaces incorporate an N+/P+ electrode and the surface of the IWCV incorporates a centrally located P+/N+ contact (CPPC). The IWCV surface is constructed and the CPPC is positioned within the IWCV so as to provide uniform symmetric field distribution within the PGEV/NGEV and improved noise immunity. The CPPC may be formed using point, reduced-area, medium-area, large-area, hemispherical, semi-hemispherical, and cylindrical annulus contact constructions. The PGEV/NGEV may be constructed using cylindrical, regular polyhedral, or spherical forms.

Centroid contact radiation detector system and method

A small anode germanium well (SAGe well) radiation detector system/method providing for low capacitance, short signal leads, small area bottom-oriented signal contacts, enhanced performance independent of well diameter, and ability to determine radiation directionality is disclosed. The system incorporates a P-type bulk germanium volume (PGEV) having an internal well cavity void (IWCV). The external PGEV and IWCV surfaces incorporate an N+ electrode except for the PGEV external base region (EBR) in which a P+ contact electrode is fabricated within an isolation region. The PGEV structure is further encapsulated to permit operation at cryogenic temperatures. Electrical connection to the SAGe well is accomplished by bonding or mechanical contacting to the P+ contact electrode and the N+ electrode. The EBR of the PGEV may incorporate an integrated preamplifier inside the vacuum housing to minimize the noise and gain change due to ambient temperature variation.

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Rocky Hill, CT, United States of America

Kenneth Michael Yocum