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Scintillation counters
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Scintillation counters
Solid state detectors
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Scintillation counters
Solid state detectors
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Scintillation counters
Solid state detectors
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Scintillation counters
Solid state detectors
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Scintillation counters
Solid state detectors
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Scintillation counters
Solid state detectors
Intrinsic semiconductor
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Scintillation counters
Solid state detectors
Intrinsic semiconductor
P-I-N junction
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Scintillation counters
Solid state detectors
Intrinsic semiconductor
P-I-N junction
Silicon drift
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Scintillation counters
Solid state detectors
Intrinsic semiconductor
P-I-N junction
Silicon drift
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Scintillation counters
Solid state detectors
Intrinsic semiconductor
P-I-N junction
Silicon drift
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Ionization Chamber
Useful for beam monitoring, flux measurement, fluorescence measurement,
spectroscopy.
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Ionization Chamber
Useful for beam monitoring, flux measurement, fluorescence measurement,
spectroscopy.
length
PL with gas mixture
= i i
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Ionization Chamber
Useful for beam monitoring, flux measurement, fluorescence measurement,
spectroscopy.
length
PL with gas mixture
= i i
High voltage applied to plates
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Ionization Chamber
Useful for beam monitoring, flux measurement, fluorescence measurement,
spectroscopy.
length
PL with gas mixture
= i i
High voltage applied to plates
Calculate fraction of beam
absorbed I /Io = e L
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Ionization Chamber
Useful for beam monitoring, flux measurement, fluorescence measurement,
spectroscopy.
When x-ray interacts with gas
length
PL with gas mixture
= i i
High voltage applied to plates
Calculate fraction of beam
absorbed I /Io = e L
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Ionization Chamber
Useful for beam monitoring, flux measurement, fluorescence measurement,
spectroscopy.
When x-ray interacts with gas
length
PL with gas mixture
= i i
photons/s/cm3
absorbed I /Io = e L
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Ionization Chamber
Useful for beam monitoring, flux measurement, fluorescence measurement,
spectroscopy.
When x-ray interacts with gas
length
PL with gas mixture
= i i
photons/s/cm3
22-41 eV per electron-hole
absorbed I /Io = e L
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Scintillation Counter
Useful for photon counting experiments
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Scintillation Counter
Useful for photon counting experiments
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Scintillation Counter
Useful for photon counting experiments
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Scintillation Counter
Useful for photon counting experiments
becoming amplified.
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Scintillation Counter
Useful for photon counting experiments
becoming amplified.
Output voltage pulse is proportional to initial x-ray energy.
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Ge Detector Operation
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Same principle as intrinsic or p-i-n detector but much more compact and
operates at higher temperatures
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