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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2008
Derek S. Bale, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Stephen A. Soldner, Butler, PA (US);
Csaba Szeles, Allison Park, PA (US);
Derek S. Bale, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Stephen A. Soldner, Butler, PA (US);
Csaba Szeles, Allison Park, PA (US);
Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc., Endicott, NY (US);
Abstract
A CdZnTe photon counting detector includes a core material of CdZnTe, where (0≦x<1), an anode terminal on one side of the core material and a cathode terminal on a side of the core material opposite the anode terminal. At least one of the following is selected in the design of the detector as a function of the maximum sustainable photon flux the core material is able to absorb in operation while avoiding polarization of the core material: electron lifetime-mobility product of the core material; de-trapping time of the core material; a value of a DC bias voltage applied between the anode and the cathode; a temperature of the core material in operation; a mean photon flux density to be absorbed by the core material in operation; and a thickness of the core material between the anode and the cathode.