CapeSym, Inc.
Founded in 1992, CapeSym is a US-based R&D and manufacturing company focused on discovery, growth, and production of semiconductor and scintillator detector materials and on integration of those materials into detector modules and instruments for applications in homeland security, medical imaging, space, and science. Capabilities include crystal growth and purification, materials characterization, computational simulation (thermo-fluid and particle transport), detector module design and fabrication, and consulting services. Commercial production is performed in the USA.
Industries
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Products
High-light-output scintillator gamma detectors (strontium-iodide-based)
Encapsulated scintillator detectors and packaged detector cores based on high-performance strontium-iodide crystals, offered with detector readout options (PMT, SiPM) and rugged packaging.
High-light-output scintillator gamma detectors (strontium-iodide-based)
Encapsulated scintillator detectors and packaged detector cores based on high-performance strontium-iodide crystals, offered with detector readout options (PMT, SiPM) and rugged packaging.
Services
Materials characterization and engineering consulting
Technical consulting and contract R&D in thermal management, crystal growth, advanced materials, biomedical devices, and industrial equipment design and fabrication.
Materials characterization and engineering consulting
Technical consulting and contract R&D in thermal management, crystal growth, advanced materials, biomedical devices, and industrial equipment design and fabrication.
Expertise Areas
- Crystal growth and materials processing
- Scintillator and semiconductor detector development
- Radiation detection instrumentation and module integration
- Thermo-fluid and Monte Carlo simulation for process and detector design
Key Technologies
- Crystal growth (Bridgman, Czochralski, Float Zone, Travelling Heater Method)
- Perovskite semiconductor detectors
- Halide and oxide scintillators
- Composite detector design