Silicon Charged-Particle Detector Manufacturing

Depletion Depth, Capacitance, Leakage Current, Electronic Noise, and Energy Resolution

• Depletion Depth and Capacitance
• Leakage Current
• Energy Resolution
• Effects of Operating Temperature on Noise and Energy Resolution

Selecting the Appropriate Si Detector for Your Application

• Alpha Spectroscopy
• Beta Spectroscopy and Counting
• Nuclear and Atomic Physics

Parameters Affecting Performance Characteristics

• Area
• Sensitive Depth
• Capacitance
• Electric-Field Strength
• Breakdown Voltage
• Reverse-Leakage Current
• Detector Noise
• Energy Resolution
• Pulse Rise Time
• Stacked Detectors
• Parallel Connection of Two or More Detectors
• Charged-Particle Detector Multiplexing
• Thickness Uniformity
• Channeling and Crystal Orientation

Test Data and General Information

• Alpha Resolution
• Beta Resolution (System Noise)
• Discriminator Threshold Setting