SILICON PIN PHOTODETECTORS IN HIGH-RESOLUTION NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPY

被引:16
作者
GRAMSCH, E [1 ]
LYNN, KG [1 ]
WEBER, M [1 ]
DECHILLO, B [1 ]
MCWILLIAMS, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] EV PROD,REMSENBURG,NY 11960
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10.1016/0168-9002(92)90651-J
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
The performance of silicon PIN diodes for use in X- and gamma-ray spectroscopy has been measured with a specially designed hybrid preamplifier. Our results show an ENC of 360 for a 10 x 10 mm2 photodiode. When the photodiode is coupled to a CsI(Tl) scintillator, we obtain 5.6% at FWHM for the 662 keV gamma ray of the Cs-137 source. Theoretical as well as experimental considerations are suggested to improve the performance of these detectors.
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页数:10
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