Using technology similar to that found in smartphone cameras, NASA scientists are developing upgraded sensors to reveal more details about black hole outbursts and exploding stars — all while being ...

A new high-resolution gamma-ray detector system - designed to reveal new details about the structure and inner workings of atomic nuclei, and to elevate our understanding of matter and the stellar ...

Gamma-ray detectors constitute an essential tool in many scientific and industrial applications, ranging from environmental monitoring and nuclear medicine to safeguards verification. Central to their ...

The effort to construct GRETA (Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array), a cutting-edge spherical array of high-purity germanium crystals that will measure gamma-ray signals to reveal new details about the ...

Gamma-ray detection and analysis techniques have become indispensable in both basic and applied nuclear research. Modern systems utilise semiconductor detectors – notably high-purity germanium (HPGe) ...

HAIZI MOUNTAIN, ChinaHAIZI MOUNTAIN, China — Astrophysicist Cao Zhen opens a steel hatch on a windswept Tibetan Plateau and climbs down a ladder into inky darkness. His flashlight picks out a boat ...

Berkeley – Astronomers around the world recorded late last year the brightest explosion ever of high-energy X-rays and gamma rays – a split-second flash from the other side of our galaxy that was ...

This method allows users to identify legal versus illegal gamma rays. Detectors like these are critical for national security, where they're used to detect illegal nuclear materials smuggled across ...

Scientists are testing a new robotic technology to help farmers quickly assess soil health in the United Kingdom. A gamma ray detector, developed by a local Cornish company, is being used to map soil ...

Scientists have developed a game-changing perovskite material that can be used as a cheaper and highly efficient alternative to gamma-ray detectors. Perovskites are materials made up of organic ...

Down here at the bottom of our ocean of air, it’s easy to get complacent about the hazards our universe presents. We feel safe from the dangers of the vacuum of space, where radiation sizzles and ...

All three versions of AstroPix sensor chips are on display from the oldest on the left to version 3 on the right. Version three, which began testing in April 2023 has bigger pixels and improved ...