The Development And Characterization Of Neutron-Damaged GaAs X-Ray Detectors

P. T. Springer

doi:10.1117/12.959688

7 February 1989 The Development And Characterization Of Neutron-Damaged GaAs X-Ray Detectors

P. T. Springer

Proceedings Volume 0987, High Bandwidth Analog Applications of Photonics II; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959688
Event: O-E/Fiber LASE '88, 1988, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Photoconductive x-ray detectors are becoming an important x-ray diagnostic as a result of their small size, fast response time, and high sensitivity. We are developing a discrete array of neutron-damaged GaAs detectors to be used in an imaging x-ray spectrometer, and we describe herein the techniques we use to fabricate and characterize them for an upcoming experiment. Using a 225-ps x-ray pulse from a laser-produced plasma, we measured the sensitivity and time response of the detectors to be 7.1 mA/W and on the order of 150 ps FWHM, respectively. The carrier mobility is 741 cm2/V.s at a bias of 2 x 104 V/cm.

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P. T. Springer "The Development And Characterization Of Neutron-Damaged GaAs X-Ray Detectors", Proc. SPIE 0987, High Bandwidth Analog Applications of Photonics II, (7 February 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959688

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