Coplanar interdigitated grid detector with single electrode readout

Luke, Paul N

Title: Coplanar interdigitated grid detector with single electrode readout

Abstract

The coplanar interdigitated grid technique with single electrode readout provides substantial spectral performance improvement over that of conventional full-area planar electrode detectors and over coplanar interdigitated grid detectors which measure the difference between the induced charge signals from two interdigitated coplanar grid electrodes. The signal from only one interdigitated grid electrode is read out. The signal response is optimized by changing the relative areas of the two grid electrodes and the bias applied across the detector. Only one preamplifier is needed and signal subtraction is not necessary. This eliminates the electronic noise contribution from the additional preamplifier used in the normal coplanar grid implementation, and conventional single-amplifier detector electronics can be used.

Inventors:

Luke, Paul N ^[1]

Castro Valley, CA

Issue Date:: 2001-01-01

Research Org.:: Univ. of California (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 873675

Patent Number(s):: 6218668

Assignee:: Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T1/241 - {Electrode arrangements, e.g. continuous or parallel strips or the like
G01T1/2928 - {using solid state detectors}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC03-76SF00098

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: coplanar; interdigitated; grid; detector; single; electrode; readout; technique; provides; substantial; spectral; performance; improvement; conventional; full-area; planar; detectors; measure; difference; induced; charge; signals; electrodes; signal; response; optimized; changing; relative; bias; applied; preamplifier; subtraction; eliminates; electronic; noise; contribution; additional; normal; implementation; single-amplifier; electronics; bias applied; charge signal; provides substantial; signal subtraction; single electrode; conventional single; interdigitated grid; coplanar interdigitated; electrode readout; /250/

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journal, January 1994

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journal, January 1995

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