Development of a cadmium telluride pixel detector for astrophysical applications
2009
We are developing imaging Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) pixel detectors optimized for astrophysical hard X-ray
applications. Our hybrid detector consist of a CdTe crystal 1mm thick and 2cm × 2cm in area with segmented
anode contacts directly bonded to a custom low-noise application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The CdTe
sensor, fabricated by ACRORAD (Okinawa, Japan), has Schottky blocking contacts on a 605 micron pitch in a
32 × 32 array, providing low leakage current and enabling readout of the anode side. The detector is bonded
using epoxy-gold stud interconnects to a custom low noise, low power ASIC circuit developed by Caltech's
Space Radiation Laboratory. We have achieved very good energy resolution over a wide energy range (0.62keV
FWHM @ 60keV, 10.8keV FWHM @ 662keV). We observe polarization effects at room temperature, but they
are suppressed if we operate the detector at or below 0°C degree. These detectors have potential application for
future missions such as the International X-ray Observatory (IXO).
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