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New developments in wide bandgap CdZnTe (CZT) semiconductor ...

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HUGE SOCIETAL NEED: Improved X- and gamma-ray detectors are required for many applications<br />

National and Homeland Security<br />

• Nonproliferation of nuclear materials<br />

• Secondary <strong>in</strong>spection for portals<br />

• Safeguards measurements<br />

• Forensics and attribution<br />

• Nuclear waste management<br />

Medical Imag<strong>in</strong>g<br />

• SPECT, PET and CT scanners<br />

• Bone densitometers<br />

• Medical probes<br />

Basic science<br />

• Astrophysics<br />

• Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy<br />

• Synchrotron X-ray research<br />

Industrial imag<strong>in</strong>g<br />

• Bore-hole logg<strong>in</strong>g<br />

• X-ray and gamma-ray cameras<br />

• XRF material analyses<br />

Variety of<br />

applications requires<br />

detectors with<br />

spectroscopic and<br />

imag<strong>in</strong>g capabilities<br />

Long-term,<br />

<strong>wide</strong>spread and unmet<br />

need for<br />

advanced detectors

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