Development of compact and real-time radiation detector based on SiPM for gamma-ray spectroscopy

摘要

In this research, a radiation detector based on a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) and Ce doped Gd_3Al_2Ga_3O_(12)(GAGG(Ce)) scintillator was developed for nuclide analysis, and the spectroscopic characteristics were compared with those of an optical-fiber-based radiation detector. The results showed that the developed detectorwas 1.64-3.86 times more efficient for detection compared to the optical-fiber-based detector, and the R-squared value of the linearity of the developed detector was 0.99760 according to the radiation intensity, demonstrating the best linearity. The optical-fiberbased detector had a poor resolution characteristic with respect to the gamma-ray emission energy, whereas the developed SiPM-based detector had a high resolution of 17.2% at 122 keV (the gammaray emission energy of ~(57)Co), 13.5% at 356 keV (the gamma-ray emission energy of 133Ba), 6.9% at 511 keV (the gamma-ray emission energy of ~(22)Na), and 5.8% at 662 keV (the gamma-ray emission energy of ~(137)Cs). Furthermore, it was confirmed that the R-squared value in the gamma-ray energy range of 122-662 keV was 0.99860, indicating good linearity. Therefore, the PMT-based radiation detectors used in narrow environments subject to electromagnetic fields can be replaced with the SiPM-based radiation detector by applying the results of this study to miniaturized signal processors.