• DocumentCode
    814190
  • Title

    Recent Advances with HgI2 X-Ray Detectors

  • Author

    Swierkowski, S.P. ; Armantrout, G.A. ; Wichner, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California Livermore, California 94550
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1974
  • Firstpage
    302
  • Lastpage
    304
  • Abstract
    HgI2 x-ray detectors up to 16 mm3 have been made from single crystals grown from the vapor phase. Crystal growth, detector fabrication, and transport properties are described. Resolutions of 850 eV FWHM at 5.9 keV and 4.3 keV FWHM at 122 keV have been measured at 25° C in air.
  • Keywords
    Conductivity; Contacts; Crystals; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fabrication; Laboratories; Spectroscopy; Temperature; Voltage; X-ray detectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1974.4327475
  • Filename
    4327475