• DocumentCode
    2255492
  • Title

    A simple ionizing radiation spectrometer/dosimeter based on radiation sensing field effect transistors (RadFETs)

  • Author

    Moreno, D.J. ; Hughes, R.C. ; Jenkins, M.W. ; Drum, C.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    16-19 Jun 1997
  • Firstpage
    1283
  • Abstract
    This paper reports on the processing steps in a silicon foundry leading to improved performance of the Radiation Sensing Field Effect Transistor (RadFET) and the use of multiple RadFETs in a handheld, battery operated, combination spectrometer/dosimeter
  • Keywords
    X-ray detection; X-ray spectrometers; detector circuits; dosimeters; field effect transistors; nuclear electronics; nuclear materials safeguards; silicon radiation detectors; RadFETs; Si; ionizing radiation spectrometer/dosimeter; radiation sensing field effect transistors; Batteries; Chemical vapor deposition; Dielectrics; FETs; Ionizing radiation; Oxidation; Resists; Silicon; Spectroscopy; Threshold voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid State Sensors and Actuators, 1997. TRANSDUCERS '97 Chicago., 1997 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3829-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SENSOR.1997.635470
  • Filename
    635470