Charge Generation and Collection in p-n Junctions Excited with Pulsed Infrared Lasers

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1993, Pages 1694-1702

  Johnston, A H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGED PARTICLES; IONIZATION; IONS; LASER DIAGNOSTICS; LASER PULSES; LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

CHARGE COLLECTION; CHARGE GENERATION; CHARGE TUNNELING; HEAVY IONS; PULSE INFRARED LASERS;

LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

EID: 0027884783     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.273491     Document Type: Article

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