Schottky junctions on semi-insulating LEG gallium arsenide for X- and 7-ray spectrometers operated at and below room temperature

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-124

  Bertuccio, G ^a   Pullia, A ^b   Canali, C ^c   Nava, F ^c   Lanzieri, C ^d  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d ALENIA SPAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Detectors; Gallium Arsenide (GaAs); Spectroscopy, x ray

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OHMIC CONTACTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY SPECTROGRAPHS;

CHARGE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; CHARGE TRAPPING; LIQUID ENCAPSULATED CZOCHRALSKI SEMIINSULATING GALLIUM ARSENIDES; SCHOTTKY JUNCTIONS;

SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

EID: 0031121205     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.568787     Document Type: Article

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