The EXOGAM Clover detector
The EXOGAM spectrometer utilises up to 16 detector modules
assembled in a spherical configuration. Each detector module consists of
four high purity germanium crystals assembled in a four leaf Clover
configuration. A schematic picture of an EXOGAM Clover detector is shown
right.
Each crystal is formed from a 6cm diameter 9 cm length
crystal, cut to shape. The central lithium drifted contact is used to
extract a high resolution energy signal. The outer boron implanted contact
is electrically segmented to form 4 outer contact signals per crystal, these
segments can be used to aid the identification of the position of
interaction of the incident gamma-ray photon.
The picture below right shows an EXOGAM Clover detector.
The picture below left shows a Clover detector mounted with an BGO Escape
Suppression Shield (ESS).
|