14 November 2024 Development of the cadmium zinc TElluride Radiation Imager
Daniel Shy, Michael Streicher, Douglas M. Groves, Zhong He, Jason Jaworski, Willy Kaye, James Mason, Ryan Parsons, Feng Zhang, Yuefeng Zhu, Alena Thompson, Alexander Garner, Anthony Hutcheson, Mary Johnson-Rambert, W. Neil Johnson, Bernard Phlips
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Abstract

The cadmium zinc TElluride Radiation Imager, or TERI, is an instrument to space-qualify large-volume 4×4×1.5 cm3 pixelated CdZnTe (CZT) detector technology. The CZT’s anode is composed of a 22×22 array of pixels, whereas the cathode is planar. TERI contains four of those crystals with each pixel having an energy range of 40 keV up to 3 MeV with a resolution of 1.3% full-width-at-half maximum at 662 keV all while operating in room temperature. As the detectors are 3D position sensitive, TERI can Compton image events. TERI is fitted with a coded-aperture mask, which permits imaging of low-energy photons in the photoelectric regime. TERI’s primary mission is to space-qualify large-volume CZT and measure its degradation due to radiation damage in a space environment. Its secondary mission includes detecting and localizing astrophysical gamma-ray transients. TERI is manifested in the Department of Defense’s STP-H10 mission for launch to the International Space Station in early 2025.

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Daniel Shy, Michael Streicher, Douglas M. Groves, Zhong He, Jason Jaworski, Willy Kaye, James Mason, Ryan Parsons, Feng Zhang, Yuefeng Zhu, Alena Thompson, Alexander Garner, Anthony Hutcheson, Mary Johnson-Rambert, W. Neil Johnson, and Bernard Phlips "Development of the cadmium zinc TElluride Radiation Imager," Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 10(4), 044009 (14 November 2024). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.10.4.044009
Received: 8 August 2024; Accepted: 17 October 2024; Published: 14 November 2024
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