Silicon detectors with 3-D electrode arrays: Fabrication and initial test results

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4 PART 3, 1999, Pages 1224-1236

  Kenney, Christopher ^a   Parker, Sherwood ^a   Segal, Julie ^a   Storment, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; INFRARED DETECTORS; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS; SILICON SENSORS; SILICON WAFERS;

ACTIVE EDGE DETECTORS; SILICON RADIATION DETECTORS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0033311423     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.785737     Document Type: Article

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