Semiconductor radiation detectors /

"This comprehensive book grew out of Alan Owens' previous publication, Compound Semiconductor Radiation Detectors (2002, CRC Press). It is completely updated and expanded and serves as a self-contained compendium examining all types of semiconductors and how they can be used in radiation d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Owens, Alan (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019]
Series:	Sensors series.
Subjects:	X-rays > Measurement > Materials. Gamma ray detectors > Materials. X-ray diffractometer > Materials. Semiconductors. Compound semiconductors. Semiconductors Détecteurs de rayons gamma > Matériaux. Diffractomètres à rayons X > Matériaux. Semi-conducteurs. Composés semi-conducteurs. semiconductor. SCIENCE > Physics > Quantum Theory. SCIENCE > Physics. TECHNOLOGY > Material Science. Compound semiconductors Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction to radiation and its detection
an historical perspective
Semiconductors
Crystal structure
Growth techniques
Contacting systems
Detector fabrication
Detector characterization
Radiation detection and measuerement
Current materials used for general radiation detection
Current materials used for neutron detection
Performance limiting factors
Improving performance
Future directions in radiation detection.