Compound Semiconductor Radiation Detectors - 9781439873120

CRC Press

Compound Semiconductor Radiation DetectorsAuthor(s): Alan Owens\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: CRC Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9781439873120, 978-1439873120\nSynopsis\nAlthough elemental semiconductors such as silicon and germanium are standard for energy dispersive spectroscopy in the laboratory, their use for an increasing range of applications is becoming marginalized by their physical limitations, namely the need for ancillary cooling, their modest stopping powers, and radiation intolerance. Compound semiconductors, on the other hand, encompass such a wide range of physical and electronic properties that they have become viable competitors in a number of applications. Compound Semiconductor Radiation Detectors is a consolidated source of information on all aspects of the use of compound semiconductors for radiation detection and measurement.\n\nSerious Competitors to Germanium and Silicon Radiation Detectors\n\nWide-gap compound semiconduc.