Radiation Detection and Measurement

  1. Semiconductor Detectors
    1. Semiconductor Physics for Detectors
      1. Energy Band Structure
        1. Conduction Band
          1. Valence Band
            1. Band Gap Energy
            2. Intrinsic Semiconductors
              1. Pure Semiconductor Properties
                1. Temperature Dependence
                2. Extrinsic Semiconductors
                  1. n-Type Doping
                    1. p-Type Doping
                      1. Carrier Concentrations
                      2. The p-n Junction
                        1. Junction Formation
                          1. Built-in Potential
                          2. Depletion Region
                            1. Depletion Width
                              1. Electric Field Distribution
                                1. Capacitance Characteristics
                              2. Principle of Operation
                                1. Radiation-Induced Charge Creation
                                  1. Electron-Hole Pair Formation
                                    1. Energy Required per Pair
                                      1. Fano Factor
                                      2. Charge Collection Process
                                        1. Drift of Charge Carriers
                                          1. Diffusion Effects
                                            1. Trapping and Recombination
                                            2. Signal Formation
                                              1. Current Pulse Generation
                                                1. Charge Collection Time
                                              2. Types of Semiconductor Detectors
                                                1. Silicon Detectors
                                                  1. Diffused Junction Detectors
                                                    1. Surface Barrier Detectors
                                                      1. Ion-Implanted Detectors
                                                        1. Lithium-Drifted Silicon
                                                        2. Germanium Detectors
                                                          1. Lithium-Drifted Germanium
                                                            1. High-Purity Germanium
                                                              1. Coaxial and Planar Configurations
                                                              2. Compound Semiconductors
                                                                1. Cadmium Telluride
                                                                  1. Cadmium Zinc Telluride
                                                                    1. Mercuric Iodide
                                                                      1. Gallium Arsenide
                                                                    2. Detector Cooling Requirements
                                                                      1. Thermal Noise Considerations
                                                                        1. Leakage Current Reduction
                                                                          1. Cooling Methods
                                                                            1. Liquid Nitrogen Cooling
                                                                              1. Thermoelectric Cooling
                                                                                1. Mechanical Refrigeration
                                                                              2. Performance Characteristics
                                                                                1. Energy Resolution
                                                                                  1. Factors Limiting Resolution
                                                                                    1. Comparison with Other Detectors
                                                                                    2. Detection Efficiency
                                                                                      1. Radiation Damage Effects
                                                                                        1. Operating Considerations
                                                                                        2. Applications
                                                                                          1. High-Resolution Gamma Spectroscopy
                                                                                            1. X-Ray Spectroscopy
                                                                                              1. Charged Particle Detection
                                                                                                1. Nuclear Physics Research

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