Novel X- and Gamma-Ray Sensors Based on Bulk-Grown Silicon-Germanium

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2581-2583

  Ruzin, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bulk SiGe; Detectors; Semiconductor; X ray

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON ALLOYS; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY FILMS; X RAYS;

ATOMIC NUMBER; ELECTRIC SIGNALS;

SILICON SENSORS;

EID: 0347338034     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2003.820300     Document Type: Article

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