Semiconductor Detector Systems

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 fin...

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Main Author: Spieler, Helmuth
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2005
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Edition:1
Series:Series on Semiconductor Science and Technology
Subjects:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Electronics & Semiconductors
Properties & Testing
Semiconductor and Mesoscopic Physics
Semiconductor nuclear counters
integrated circuits
signal processing
radiation damage
high energy physics
transistors
electronic noise
radiation detectors
noise reduction
semiconductor physics
digital electronics
ISBN:0198527845, 9780198527848
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0198527845
9780198527848
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198527848.001.0001