Development of silicon drift chambers for x-ray astronomy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 1159, Issue , 1989, Pages 595-604

  Sumner, T J ^a   Rochester, G K ^a   Hall, G ^a   Roe, S ^a   Wheadon, R ^a   Zammit, C C ^a   Evensen, L ^b   Avset, B S ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Senter for Industriforskning ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ATOMIC PHYSICS; DRIFT CHAMBERS; GAMMA RAYS; SILICON; SILICON DETECTORS; TEMPERATURE; X RAYS;

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; DEVICE DESIGN; DRIFT DIODES; LOW TEMPERATURES; SILICON DRIFT CHAMBERS; X-RAY ASTRONOMY;

X RAY DETECTORS;

EID: 84957488681     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.962614     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (9)

1. T. J. Sumner, G. K. Rochester and G. Hall, “Silicon drift chambers for x-ray astronomy,” Nucl. Instr. andMeth., A273, 701-705, 1988
2. J. Ellison, G. Hall, S. Roe and A. D. Lucas, “Evaluation of prototype silicon drift detectors,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth., A260, 353-360, 1987.
3. P. Rehak, E. Gatti, A. Longoni, J. Kemmer, P. Holl, R. Klanner, G. Lutz and A. Wylie, “Semiconductor drift chambers for position and energy resolution,” Nucl. Instr. andMeth., A235, 224-234, 1985
4. J. Kemmer, “Fabrication of low noise silicon radiation detectors by the planar process,” Nucl. Instr. and Meth., 169, 499-502, 1980
5. T-E. Hansen, “Silicon detectors for the UV and blue spectral regions with possible use as particle detectors,” Nucl. Instr. and Meth., A235, 249-253, 1985
6. A. Grove, The Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Devices, J. Wiley.
7. S. Sze (ed), “VLSI Technology” J. Wiley, New York 1988
8. B. S. Avset, J. A. Ellison, L. Evensen, G. Hall, T-E Hansen, S. Roe and R. Wheadon, “A silicon drift photodiode,” IEEE Trans. Nuc1. Sci., NS-36, 295-299, 1989
9. S. Sze, The Physics of Semiconductor Devices, J. Wiley, New York (1981)