Fundamental limits to detection of low-energy ions using silicon solid-state detectors

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 84, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 3552-3554

  Funsten, H O ^a   Ritzau, S M ^a,c   Harper, R W ^a   Korde, R ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b International Radiation Detectors Inc   (United States)

^c ON SEMICONDUCTOR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COULOMBIC COLLISIONS; LOW-ENERGY IONS; QUANTUM DETECTION EFFICIENCY; SOLID STATE DETECTORS (SSD);

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DETECTORS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IRRADIATION; KINEMATICS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTODIODES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SILICON; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

SOLID STATE PHYSICS;

EID: 2542441686     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1719272     Document Type: Article

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