High energy proton-induced radioactivity in HgI2 crystals

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Iodides, Mercury Compounds, Proton Irradiation, Radiation Effects, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Semiconductors (Materials), Background Radiation, Computerized Simulation, Monte Carlo Method, Semiconductor Devices, X Ray Detectors, X Ray Telescopes

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Mercuric iodide (HgI2) semiconductor crystals are generating a lot of interest as room temperature solid state detectors for hard X-ray astronomy observations. For these applications one of the most important background sources is the cosmic proton induced radioactivity in the detector material. In order to study this background noise contribution a 1 x 1 x 1 cm HgI2 crystal was irradiated with high energy protons. The resulting long-lived unstable isotopes and their production rates have been identified and compared with Monte Carlo simulations.

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