Semiconductor detector systems

Author(s)
    • Spieler, Helmuth
Bibliographic Information

Semiconductor detector systems

Helmuth Spieler

(Oxford science publications)(Series on semiconductor science and technology, 12)

Oxford University Press, 2005

Search this Book/Journal
Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Semiconductor sensors patterned at the micron scale combined with custom-designed integrated circuits have revolutionized semiconductor radiation detector systems. Designs covering many square meters with millions of signal channels are now commonplace in high-energy physics and the technology is finding its way into many other fields, ranging from astrophysics to experiments at synchrotron light sources and medical imaging. This book is the first to present a comprehensive discussion of the many facets of highly integrated semiconductor detector systems, covering sensors, signal processing, transistors and circuits, low-noise electronics, and radiation effects. The diversity of design approaches is illustrated in a chapter describing systems in high-energy physics, astronomy, and astrophysics. Finally a chapter "Why things don't work" discusses common pitfalls. Profusely illustrated, this book provides a unique reference in a key area of modern science.

Table of Contents

  • 0. Preface
  • 1. Detector systems overview
  • 2. Signal formation and acquisition
  • 3. Electronic noise
  • 4. Signal processing
  • 5. Elements of digital electronics and signal processing
  • 6. Transistors and amplifiers
  • 7. Radiation effects
  • 8. Detector systems
  • 9. Why things don't work
  • A. Semiconductor device technology
  • B. Phasors and complex algebra in electrical circuits
  • C. Equivalent circuits
  • D. Feedback amplifiers
  • E. The diode equation
  • F. Electrical effects of impurities and defects
  • G. Bipolar transistor equations

by "Nielsen BookData"

Related Books: 1-2 of 2
Details
  • NCID
    BA76174090
  • ISBN
    • 0198527845
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 489 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
Page Top