Main topics that we would like to touch in this Workshop are:
· Introduction to the basics of Ge detectors
· History of Ge detectors
· Production of Ge detectors: Planar, coaxial, segmented detectors
· Cryostats and vacuum issues
· Properties and test procedures of Ge detectors
· Diagnosis of failures and strategies for repairs
· Electronics noise
· Specific problems of different detector types:
- Standard naked detectors,
- Clover detectors,
- Segmented detectors,
- Encapsulated detectors
· Basic concepts on chemical and physical processes on HPGe crystals
· Contact / junction processing on HPGe crystals
· HPGe crystal characterization with gamma collimated sources
· Digital signal processing and on-line reconstruction of the position
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