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Semiconductor Radiation Detectors

Device Physics

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  • First book on semiconductor radiation detectors which covers new developments including the important subject of radiation damage
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Gerhard Lutz
      Pages 1-3
  3. Semiconductor Physics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
    2. Semiconductors

      • Gerhard Lutz
      Pages 7-38
    3. Basic Semiconductor Structures

      • Gerhard Lutz
      Pages 39-75
  4. Semiconductor Detectors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
    2. Semiconductors as Detectors

      • Gerhard Lutz
      Pages 79-93
    3. The Electronics of the Readout Function

      • Gerhard Lutz
      Pages 153-227
    4. Detectors with Intrinsic Amplification

      • Gerhard Lutz
      Pages 239-258
    5. Detector Technology

      • Gerhard Lutz
      Pages 259-266
    6. Device Stability and Radiation Hardness

      • Gerhard Lutz
      Pages 267-311
    7. Device Simulation

      • Gerhard Lutz
      Pages 313-331
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 333-353

About this book

Starting from basic principles, the author, whose own contributions to these developments have been significant, describes the rapidly growing field of modern semiconductor detectors used for energy and position measurement radiation. This development was stimulated by requirements in elementary particle physics where it has led to important scientific discoveries. It has now spread to many other fields of science and technology. The book is written in a didactic way and includes an introduction to semiconductor physics. The working principles of semiconductor radiation detectors are explained in an intuitive way, followed by formal quantitative analysis. Broad coverage is also given to electronic signal readout and to the subject of radiation damage. The book is the first to comprehensively cover the semiconductor radiation detectors currently in use. It is useful as a teaching guide and as a reference work for research and applications.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“(This) book is the first comprehensive review specifically oriented to applications of planar silicon technology for radiation detectors and front-end electronics. ... This book has a lot of useful problems, with solutions, which encourage deeper understanding of detector technologies.”
(A. Rozenfeld, The Physicist, 2000)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Semiconductor Laboratory of the Max-Planck-Institutes for Physics and Extraterrestrial Physics, Munich, Germany

    Gerhard Lutz

Bibliographic Information

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eBook USD 109.00
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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