http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
1 online resource (xvi, 489 pages) : illustrations.
Semiconductor sensors patterned at the micron scale combined with custom-designed integrated circuits have revolutionized semiconductor radiation detector systems. Designs covering many square meters with million of signal channels are now commonplace in high-energy physics and the technology is finding its way into many other fields, ranging from astrophysics to experiments at synchrotron light sources and medical imaging. This book is the first to present a comprehensive discussion of the many facets of highly integrated semiconductor detectors systems, covering sensors, signal processing, transistors, and circuits, low-noise electronics, and radiation effects. The diversity of design approaches is illustrated in a chapter describing systems in high-energy physics, astronomy, and astrophysics. Finally, a chapter "Why Things Don't Work" discusses common pitfalls. Profusely illustrated, this book includes comprehensive discussions of sensors, signal processing, and electronics, including fine tutorial material, and provides a unique reference in a key area of modern science.
1. Detector systems overview -- 2. Signal formation and acquisition -- 3. Electronic noise -- 4. Signal processing -- 5. Elements of digital electronics and signal processing -- 6. Transistors and amplifiers -- 7. Radiation effects -- 8. Detector systems -- 9. Why things don't work -- A. Semiconductor device technology -- B. Phasors and complex algebra in electrical circuits -- C. Equivalent circuits -- D. Feedback amplifiers -- E. The diode equation -- F. Electrical effects of impurities and defects -- G. Bipolar transistor equations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2005
Series on semiconductor science and technology ; 12