IR detector performance in an area array

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikram Dhar ◽  
Vishnu Gopal ◽  
Vikram Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Ir Detector ◽  
Detector Performance ◽  
Area Array

Heterostructures improve IR detector performance

SPIE Newsroom ◽  
2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Myers ◽  
Elena Plis ◽  
Sanjay Krishna ◽  
Edward Smith
Keyword(s):  
Ir Detector ◽  
Detector Performance

High-purity Ge x-ray detectors: Sensitivity factors and usefulness

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 548-548
Author(s):  
E. B. Steel
Keyword(s):  
High Purity ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Quantitative Chemical Analysis ◽  
Detector Performance ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Detector Sensitivity ◽  
Specimen Holder ◽  
Many Instruments ◽  
Charge Resolution ◽  
Sensitivity Factors

High Purity Germanium (HPGe) x-ray detectors are now commercially available for the analytical electron microscope (AEM). The detectors have superior efficiency at high x-ray energies and superior resolution compared to traditional lithium-drifted silicon [Si(Li)] detectors. However, just as for the Si(Li), the use of the HPGe detectors requires the determination of sensitivity factors for the quantitative chemical analysis of specimens in the AEM. Detector performance, including incomplete charge, resolution, and durability has been compared to a first generation detector. Sensitivity factors for many elements with atomic numbers 10 through 92 have been determined at 100, 200, and 300 keV. This data is compared to Si(Li) detector sensitivity factors.The overall sensitivity and utility of high energy K-lines are reviewed and discussed. Many instruments have one or more high energy K-line backgrounds that will affect specific analytes. One detector-instrument-specimen holder combination had a consistent Pb K-line background while another had a W K-line background.

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