DocumentCode
821755
Title
Large Area Reach-Through Avalanche Diodes for X-Ray Spectroscopy
Author
Webb, P.P. ; McIntyre, R.J.
Author_Institution
RCA Limited R&D Laboratories Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec
Volume
23
Issue
1
fYear
1976
Firstpage
138
Lastpage
144
Abstract
Large Area reach-through avalanche diodes have been studied for use in room temperature X-ray spectroscopy applications. Gains in the range 10-80 have been measured, for diodes of area 12 and 25 mms2. Resolutions down to about 600 eV FWHM have been obtained for 5.9 keV X-rays. Various factors limiting resolution are discussed. The useful energy range is approximately 1.5 - 20 keV.
Keywords
Aluminum; Diodes; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Energy resolution; Laboratories; Silicon; Spectroscopy; Temperature; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1976.4328228
Filename
4328228
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