A study of the trap influence on the performance of semi-insulating gaas detectors

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 395, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 349-354

  Cola, A ^a   Quaranta, F ^a   Vasanelli, L ^a,b   Canali, C ^c   Cavallini, A ^d   Nava, F ^c   Fantacci, M E ^e  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; IONIZATION OF SOLIDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS;

CHARGE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; CHARGE TRAPPING;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0031211230     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00604-9     Document Type: Article

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