Three-Dimensional Analytical Solution of the Laplace Equation Suitable for Semiconductor Detector Design

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1 PART 2, 1996, Pages 256-265

  Castoldi, A ^a,b,c,d   Gatti, E ^a,b,c,d   Rehak, P ^a,b,c,d  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CALCULATIONS; CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRODES; GEOMETRY; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CARRIER TRAJECTORIES; DIRICHLET CONDITIONS; DISCRETIZATION; ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS; PLANAR GEOMETRY; POISSON EQUATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 0030084662     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.485964     Document Type: Article

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