Title :
A Silicon Photodiode Based Gas Proportional Scintillation Counter
Author_Institution :
Departamento de FÃ\xadsica, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal
Abstract :
A commercial available Schottky barrier silicon photodiode is coupled to a Gas Proportional Scintillation Counter through a quartz window and is used as an alpha particle room temperature detector. An Ar+N2(2%) gas mixture at 1470 Thrr is used. Resolutions of 3.2% are achieved. A discussion of the results obtained is presented and future improvements considered.
Keywords :
Electric resistance; Electrical capacitance tomography; Energy resolution; Optical noise; Optimized production technology; Photodiodes; Preamplifiers; Scintillation counters; Silicon; Temperature distribution;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1984.4333227
