Development of a hybrid gamma camera based on Timepix3 for nuclear industry applications

International audienceA prototype of hybrid gamma imager has been developed, based on a single Timpex3 readout chip hybridized with a 1 mm thick cadmium telluride semiconductor. This prototype combines coded-aperture imaging spectrometry and Compton imaging techniques to perform hybrid gamma imaging. It associates and takes advantage of both techniques to locate gamma emitters. The prototype is designed to be portable and compact in order to ease its field use. In this work, we present experimental results obtained with this prototype in coded-aperture imaging spectrometry mode, Compton imaging mode, and hybrid gamma imaging