Semi-Conductor Photon Detectors: A Review of the Literature and an Evaluation for Spectrochemical Applications.

Abstract

The operational characteristics of current semi-conductor photon detectors are reviewed. Particular attention is paid to comparison of these experimental detectors with the conventional photomultiplier tube. The semi-conductor detectors offer significant advantages for multielement analyses in fields such as atomic absorption and atomic emission spectroscopy. Relevant literature is listed and abstracted. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA053038

Entities

People

  • C. A. Waggoner
  • M. J. Collins

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Camera Tubes
  • Chemistry
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electron Beams
  • Energy Bands
  • Image Tubes
  • Measurement
  • Optical Detection
  • Photodiodes
  • Photomultiplier Tubes
  • Radiation
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Systems Analysis and Design