High Purity Germanium (HPGe) Radiation Detector

Semiconductor-based radiation detectors have a history of more than half a century, and ORTEC has played a pioneering role during this period. The initial products are based on lithium-drift germanium Ge (Li) and lithium-drift silicon Si (Li). Ge (Li) was later replaced by newer high-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors. ORTEC offers comprehensive HPGe detector solutions covering a wide range of energies and various applications.

Germanium semiconductor radiation detectors require cryogenic cooling. To support a variety of counting geometries, ORTEC offers a variety of cooling options from standard LN2 systems to advanced electromechanical cryogenic coolers such as ICS™.

ORTEC HPGe radiation detectors employing these technologies are used in a wide range of applications including nuclear structural physics to prevent the trafficking of illicit nuclear materials in large commercial ports.