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Title: PIN Diode Detectors

Abstract

A review of the application of PIN diodes as radiation detectors in particle counting, X- and {gamma}-ray spectroscopy, medical applications and charged particle spectroscopy is presented. As a practical example of its usefulness, a PIN diode and a low noise preamplifier are included in a nuclear spectroscopy chain for X-ray measurements. This is a laboratory session designed to review the main concepts needed to set up the detector-preamplifier array and to make measurements of X-ray energy spectra with a room temperature PIN diode. The results obtained are compared with those obtained with a high resolution cooled Si-Li detector.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares Carretera Mexico-Toluca S/N, La Marquesa, Ocoyoacac, 57150 (Mexico)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21149098
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1026; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 11. Mexican workshop on particles and fields, Tuxtla Gutierrez (Mexico), 7-12 Nov 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2965048; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; GAMMA DETECTION; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; JUNCTION DETECTORS; LI-DRIFTED SI DETECTORS; NOISE; RESOLUTION; REVIEWS; X-RAY DETECTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY

Citation Formats

Ramirez-Jimenez, F J. PIN Diode Detectors. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.1063/1.2965048.
Ramirez-Jimenez, F J. PIN Diode Detectors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2965048
Ramirez-Jimenez, F J. 2008. "PIN Diode Detectors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2965048.
@article{osti_21149098,
title = {PIN Diode Detectors},
author = {Ramirez-Jimenez, F J},
abstractNote = {A review of the application of PIN diodes as radiation detectors in particle counting, X- and {gamma}-ray spectroscopy, medical applications and charged particle spectroscopy is presented. As a practical example of its usefulness, a PIN diode and a low noise preamplifier are included in a nuclear spectroscopy chain for X-ray measurements. This is a laboratory session designed to review the main concepts needed to set up the detector-preamplifier array and to make measurements of X-ray energy spectra with a room temperature PIN diode. The results obtained are compared with those obtained with a high resolution cooled Si-Li detector.},
doi = {10.1063/1.2965048},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21149098}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1026,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Wed Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
}