Development of bulk GaAs room temperature radiation detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 1226-1236

  McGregor, D S ^a   Knoll, G F ^a   Eisen, Y ^b   Brake, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; FABRICATION; GAMMA RAYS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

BAND GAP; BULK CRYSTALS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE DEVICES; SCHOTTKY DIODE DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0026928908     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.173182     Document Type: Article

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