title: Active-edge planar radiation sensors.
abstract: Many systems in medicine, biology, high-energy physics, and astrophysics require large area radiation sensors. In most of these applications, minimizing the amount of dead area or dead material is crucial. We have developed a new type of silicon radiation sensor in which the device is active to within a few microns of the mechanical edge. Their perimeter is made by a plasma etcher rather than a diamond saw. Their edges can be defined and also passivated by growing, in an intermediate step, a field oxide on the side surfaces. In this paper, the basic architecture and results from a synchrotron beam test are presented.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biology Consortium, 2201 Campbell Park Drive, Chicago, IL 60612 USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kenney
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Segal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Westbrook
authors.forename: Sherwood
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hasi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Da Via
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morse