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Semiconductor Counters

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The basic principles for the design and operation of semiconductor detectors are presented. A summary treatment of pn-junction and Schottky-junction formation is described. Common semiconductor configurations are discussed, including planar and coaxial detectors for γ-ray spectroscopy, and various detectors for α-particle spectroscopy.

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  1. Semiconductor Materials and Radiological Technologies Laboratory, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University, 66506, Manhattan, KS, USA

    Douglas S. McGregor

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  1. Department of Physics, Siegen University, Emmy-Noether-Campus, Walter-Flex-Str. 3, 57072, Siegen, Germany

    Claus Grupen

  2. IMNC-UMR 8165 CNRS, Paris 7 and Paris 11 Universities, Orsay Campus, Building 440, 91406, Orsay Cedex, France

    Irène Buvat

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McGregor, D.S. (2012). Semiconductor Counters. In: Grupen, C., Buvat, I. (eds) Handbook of Particle Detection and Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13271-1_16

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