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A Study On Radioactive Source Imaging By Using A Pixelated CdTe Radiation Detector

We present simulation studies on the ability of a proposed portable radiation detecting instrument to reconstruct images of radioactive sources. The instrument is a stack of ten CdTe layers placed 2 cm apart, consisting of 10000 …

Simulated Performance of Algorithms for the Localization of Radioactive Sources from a Position Sensitive Radiation Detecting System (COCAE)

Simulation studies are presented regarding the performance of algorithms that localize point‐like radioactive sources detected by a position sensitive portable radiation instrument (COCAE). The source direction is estimated by using the List Mode …

Extensive simulation studies on the reconstructed image resolution of a position sensitive detector based on pixelated CdTe crystals

We present results on the reconstructed image resolution of a position sensitive radiation instrument (COCAE) based on extensive simulation studies. The reconstructed image resolution has been investigated in a wide range of incident photon energies …

The COCAE detector: An instrument for localization Identification of radioactive sources

The COCAE project develops an instrument for localization and identification of radioactive sources. For the localization task it will exploit the Compton scattered photons within its detecting layers. It is based on pixilated Cd(Zn)Te matrices in a …

Gamma spectroscopic measurements using the PID350 pixelated CdTe radiation detector

Spectroscopic measurements are presented using the PID350 pixelated gamma radiation detectors. A high-speed data acquisition system has been developed in order to reduce the data loss during the data reading in case of a high flux of photons. A data …

Simulation studies and spectroscopic measurements of a position sensitive detector based on pixelated CdTe crystals

Simulation studies and spectroscopic measurements are presented regarding the development of a pixel multilayer CdTe detector under development in the context of the COCAE project. The instrument will be used for the localization and identification …

The COCAE detector: An instrument for localization Identification of radioactive sources

The COCAE project develops an instrument for localization and identification of radioactive sources. For the localization task it will exploit the Compton scattered photons within its detecting layers. It is based on pixilated Cd(Zn)Te matrices in a …

Simulated performance of a position sensitive radiation detecting system (COCAE)

Extensive simulations of a portable radiation detecting system have been performed in order to explore important performance parameters. The instrument consists of a stack of ten detecting layers made of pixelated Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) crystals. …

Evaluation of Compton scattering sequence reconstruction algorithms for a portable position sensitive radioactivity detector based on pixelated Cd(Zn)Te crystals

We present extensive simulation studies on the performance of algorithms for the Compton sequence reconstruction used for the development of a portable spectroscopic instrument (COCAE), with the capability to localize and identify radioactive …

Cooperation across Europe for Cd(Zn)Te based Security Instruments, COCAE (FP7 Security)

Cooperation across Europe for Cd(Zn)Te based Security Instruments