The true coincidence effect is studied in two High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detectors for a variety of isotopes, source geometries and to detector configurations, via computational tools based on Monte–Carlo simulations. Τhe upgraded patch MCNP code MCNP–CP the 2018 version PENELOPE, which take into account decay scheme each cascade emitter, are used calculate Full Energy Peak Efficiency (FEPE) ...

The Spectral Deconvolution Analysis Tool (SDAT) is being written to improve counting statistics and detection limits for nuclear explosion radionuclide measurements. SDAT will utilize spectral deconvolution spectroscopy techniques to analyze both β−γ coincidence spectra for radioxenon isotopes and high-resolution High Purity Germanium (HPGe) spectra that are utilized for aerosol monitoring. Spe...

High-purity germanium (HPGe) single crystals find their applications as radiation detectors especially for spectroscopy of high-energy photons and particles in nuclear physics. Growing “detector-grade” HPGe crystals, with tailored structural defects controlled impurity content, uniform throughout the crystal is a challenging task this type crystalline semiconductor material. All different proce...

The potential of GENIUS as a dark matter detector is discussed. A study was performed to demonstrate the good behaviour of the proposed detector design of naked HPGe-crystals in liquid nitrogen. The expected background components were simulated and are discussed in some detail.With the obtained background GENIUS could cover a large part of the favoured MSSM parameter-space.