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A gallium arsenide CCD X-Ray detector Patten, Scott
Abstract
A one dimensional buried channel CCD with a 30 /urn thick intrinsic layer was manufactured at TRIUMF for use as a radiation detector. In order to characterize the detector's response to radiation, six discrete X-Ray sources with energies ranging from 8 KeV to 60 keV were impinged on the device. An algorithm was developed to convert events detected by the CCD into spectra characteristic of each X-Ray source. The range of energies detectable and the energy resolution of the detector at different energies were studied.A model was developed and used to explain the shape of each spectrum. The spectrum from an 241Am source was also studied to determine the detector's response to a multi-energetic source.
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A gallium arsenide CCD X-Ray detector
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University of British Columbia
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1997
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A one dimensional buried channel CCD with a 30 /urn thick intrinsic layer was manufactured
at TRIUMF for use as a radiation detector. In order to characterize the detector's
response to radiation, six discrete X-Ray sources with energies ranging from 8 KeV to
60 keV were impinged on the device. An algorithm was developed to convert events
detected by the CCD into spectra characteristic of each X-Ray source. The range of
energies detectable and the energy resolution of the detector at different energies were
studied.A model was developed and used to explain the shape of each spectrum. The
spectrum from an 241Am source was also studied to determine the detector's response to
a multi-energetic source.
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eng
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2009-03-26
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0085089
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University of British Columbia
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1997-11
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Graduate
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