DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION OF GERMANIUM NUCLEAR PARTICLE DETECTORS.
Abstract
Results are presented of a study of some of the properties of thin-window germanium nuclear-particle detectors which were fabricated by use of the surface barrier lithium-ion-drift techniques. Emphasis was placed on the development of germanium-particle detectors that were suitable for application in the neutron spectrometer which employs the Li(6) sandwich technique. The study resulted in (1) a fabrication procedure for the production of these devices, (2) a preamplifier for germanium detectors, (3) a cooling system for the germanium detectors, (4) an improved electronic system, utilizing nanosecond electronics, for the Li(6) spectrometer, (5) some general comparisons between silicon and germanium detectors, (6) qualitative information on the fast-neutron-induced reaction in silicon and germanium and (7) preliminary data on the response of a neutron spectrometer using thin-window silicon and germanium nuclear-particle detectors. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0634718
Entities
People
- F. P. Ziemba
- H. S. Katzenstein