Diamond detector for alpha-particle spectrometry.
An artificially grown high purity diamond was used as a detector for alpha-particle spectrometry. Diamond detectors can match the performance of silicon detectors employed in standard continuous air monitoring systems. Its radiation hardness and electronic properties make them ideal to work under extreme condition such as high temperature and ambient lights. A 50 μm thickness single-crystal diamond detector has been compared with a 300 μm passivated implanted planar silicon detector, under ambient conditions.
Departamento de Física Aplicada, FCCEE Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain. Electronic address: jose.duenas@dfa.uhu.es.
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Departamento de Física, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.
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Departamento de Física, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain.
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Martín Sánchez
Departamento de Física Aplicada, FCCEE Universidad de Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain.
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Alpha-particle spectrometry; Continuous air monitoring systems; Diamond detectors