RESEARCH INVESTIGATION OF p-i-n ELECTRON JUNCTION DETECTORS.

Abstract

Efforts were directed toward comparing the response of silicon, lithium-drifted p-i-n junc tion detectors to beta-ray sources with ex trapolation chamber measurements of the surface absorbed dose rate, thick sources containing Tl204 were utilized in carefully specified geometries. Dose rate measurements were made using sources with areas of 10.0 cm squared and 1.04 cm squared. Detector open-circuit voltage measurements were madehe 1.04-cm squared area source, using a number of thin-window p-i-n junction detectors. Comparison to extrapolation chamber measurements shows a linear correlation between open-circuit voltage and surface absorbed dose rate up to rates as high as 400 rad/hr for the geometries studied. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0413449

Entities

Organizations

  • HRL Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Electrons
  • Extrapolation
  • Geometry
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics