Overview of multi-element monolithic germanium detectors for XAFS experiments at diamond light source

Journal Article · Wed Jul 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952902· OSTI ID:22608413

Chatterji, S.; Dennis, G. J.; Dent, A.; Diaz-Moreno, S.; Cibin, G.; Tartoni, N. ^[1]; Helsby, W. I. ^[2]

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1. Diamond Light Source Ltd, Oxfordshire (United Kingdom)
2. STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington (United Kingdom)

An overview of multi-element monolithic germanium detectors being used at the X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) beam lines at Diamond Light Source (DLS) is being reported. The hardware details and a summary of the performance of these detectors have also been provided. Recent updates about various ongoing projects being worked on to improve the performance of these detectors are summarized.

• OSTI ID: 22608413
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1741, Issue 1; Conference: SRI2015: 12. international conference on synchrotron radiation instrumentation, New York, NY (United States), 6-10 Jul 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GERMANIUM
VISIBLE RADIATION
X RADIATION
X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY