A 5-CHANNEL, DIAMOND PHOTOCONDUCTING X-RAY-DETECTOR ARRAY FOR Z-PINCH EXPERIMENTS

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SPIELMAN, RB
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10.1063/1.1143490
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
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We have built a five-channel, x-ray detector array based on diamond photoconducting detectors (PCDs). The diamond elements have dimensions of 3 mm x 1 mm X 1 mm (or 0.5 mm). We use diamond PCDs for their stability, flat spectral response, and low leakage currents. The good time response of diamond PCDs is due to the 100-ps electron/hole recombination time. Filters were designed to give information in the 1-10-keV spectral region. Calibration of the diamond PCDs showed sensitivities between 4 and 7 x 10(-4) A/W for a bias of 100 V. We shall present data from z-pinch experiments on Saturn.
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