Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 1998
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Proc. SPIE Vol. 3445, p. 615-622, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy IX, Oswald H. Siegmund; Mark A. Gummin
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
An x-(gamma) ray detector constituted by a 1 mm(superscript 2) Schottky junction on Vapor Phase Epitaxy gallium arsenide is presented. The junction has been characterized by means of capacitance and current vs. voltage analyses, finding a good agreement with the theory. Thanks to the low impurity concentration of the undoped epitaxial layer, an active region depth of 20 micrometers is reached at 100 V bias voltage. A reverse current density of 18 nA/cm(superscript 2) has been measured at 290 K in operating condition. The detector has been tested at room temperature with a (superscript 241)Am X-(gamma) source; the pulser line shows 1.41 keV FWHM and the 59.54 keV line shows 1.47 keV FWHM, corresponding to an energy resolution of 2.5 percent.
Bertuccio Giuseppe
Foerster Arno
Luth Hans
Maiocchi D.
Rente C.
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