Diamond-based vacuum UV photodetectors for space applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4498, Issue , 2001, Pages 121-130

  Pace, E ^a   Cidronali, A ^b   Libertino, S ^c   Uslenghi, M ^d   Coffa, S ^e   Focardi, M ^a   Collodi, G ^b   Fiorini, M ^d   Pini, A ^a   De Sio, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Universita di Fire   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d IFC Milan   (Italy)

^e STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astronomy; Diamond detectors; Solar missions; Space applications; Ultraviolet detectors

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; DIAMONDS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

DIAMOND DETECTORS; ELECTRO-OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALS; SOLAR MISSIONS;

ULTRAVIOLET DETECTORS;

EID: 18644385925     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.450069     Document Type: Article

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