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Compound Semiconductor Radiation Detectors (Paperback)
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Compound Semiconductor Radiation Detectors (Paperback)
Series: Series in Sensors
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Although elemental semiconductors such as silicon and germanium are
standard for energy dispersive spectroscopy in the laboratory,
their use for an increasing range of applications is becoming
marginalized by their physical limitations, namely the need for
ancillary cooling, their modest stopping powers, and radiation
intolerance. Compound semiconductors, on the other hand, encompass
such a wide range of physical and electronic properties that they
have become viable competitors in a number of applications.
Compound Semiconductor Radiation Detectors is a consolidated source
of information on all aspects of the use of compound semiconductors
for radiation detection and measurement. Serious Competitors to
Germanium and Silicon Radiation Detectors Wide-gap compound
semiconductors offer the ability to operate in a range of hostile
thermal and radiation environments while still maintaining sub-keV
spectral resolution at X-ray wavelengths. Narrow-gap materials
offer the potential of exceeding the spectral resolution of
germanium by a factor of three. However, while compound
semiconductors are routinely used at infrared and optical
wavelengths, their development in other wavebands has been plagued
by material and fabrication problems. So far, only a few have
evolved sufficiently to produce commercial detection systems. From
Crystal Growth to Spectroscopic Performance Bringing together
information scattered across many disciplines, this book summarizes
the current status of research in compound semiconductor radiation
detectors. It examines the properties, growth, and characterization
of compound semiconductors as well as the fabrication of radiation
sensors, with particular emphasis on the X- and gamma-ray regimes.
It explores the limitations of compound semiconductors and
discusses current efforts to improve spectral performances,
pointing to where future discoveries may lie. A timely resource for
the established researcher, this book serves as a comprehensive and
illustrated reference on material science, crystal growth,
metrology, detector physics, and spectroscopy. It can also be used
as a textbook for those new to the field of compound semiconductors
and their application to radiation detection and measurement.
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