A micromachined electret-based transponder for in situ radiation measurement

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 884-886

  Son, Chulwoo ^a   Ziaie, Babak ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitive sensor; Dosimeter; Microelectromechanical system (MEMS); Microtransponder

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; DOSIMETERS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; GAMMA RAYS; IONIZING RADIATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

CAPACITIVE SENSOR; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; MICROTRANSPONDER;

TRANSPONDERS;

EID: 33750531250     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2006.884717     Document Type: Article

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