• DocumentCode
    3352494
  • Title

    BJT detector for α-particle and Radon detection and monitoring

  • Author

    Tyzhnevyi, V. ; Betta, G. -F Dalla ; Verzellesi, G. ; Bosisio, L. ; Batignani, G. ; Giacomini, G. ; Picciotto, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Ing. e Scienza dell´´Inf., Univ. di Trento, Povo di Trento, Italy
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    23-29 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1941
  • Lastpage
    1945
  • Abstract
    In this work we report on the first results of functional characterization of a new batch of BJT detectors fabricated at FBK-irst (Trento, Italy). The results confirmed that BJT detectors can be efficiently used for α-particle detection and consequently for radon detection. Moreover, analysis of the performance of detectors under different temperatures has shown that the detector can be efficiently used in a rather wide range of temperatures (0°C - 30°C) confirming that the detector can be used both in indoor and outdoor applications.
  • Keywords
    alpha-particle detection; radon; silicon radiation detectors; BJT detector; Radon detection; Radon monitoring; alpha particle detection; Detectors; Light emitting diodes; Monitoring; Quantum cascade lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Valencia
  • ISSN
    1082-3654
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0118-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154390
  • Filename
    6154390