A Study Of The Charge Collection Storage And Processing In Pixelated Semiconductor Detectors

A Study of the Charge Collection, Storage and Processing in Pixelated Semiconductor Detectors

Direct Conversion Semiconductor Radiation Detectors using Si, CdTe and CdZnTe

This book provides readers a broad overview of some of the most recent advances in the field of direct conversion detectors. There are a good mixture of general chapters in both technology and applications. Readers will enjoy an in-depth review of the research topics conducted at leading research institutions in the world. The signal conversion of the direct conversion into analogue/digital value is covered and the author also provides a review of ROIC (Read Out Integrated Circuits) chips used for direct image sensors. This book should be an excellent reference for people already working in the field as well as for people wishing to enter it.

Pushing Frontiers - Imaging For Photon Science

Developments of cutting-edge X-ray imaging detectors are largely driven by experiments at the large photon science facilities, i.e. the synchrotron radiation sources and free-electron lasers (FELs) which enable a wealth of investigations in physics, material science, biology, chemistry, environmental sciences, and beyond. The next generation radiation sources, namely diffraction-limited storage-rings (DLSR) and high repetition rate FELs operated in the continuous wave (CW) mode, not only offer brilliant opportunities for research but also pose new challenges and requirements for the X-ray detectors required to exploit them fully. Examples include the high count rate capability required at the DLSRs, the ultra high, continuous frame rate and data throughput at the FELs, and a broad photon energy range from tens of eV to hundreds of keV spanned by the facilities. In order to meet the new requirements posed by the most advanced photon science facilities envisioned or already under development around the world, today various novel photon detection and imaging concepts are being investigated, and detector technologies are advancing fast. The goal of this research topic is to address the challenges and discuss the critical problems encountered in imaging systems for photon science, including but not limited to sensing materials, ASICs, readout electronics, detector systems, and data reduction, Moreover, it will encompass a discussion of the development strategies, technological advances, and recent achievements of each subject - thereby facilitating the realization of complete concepts for novel imaging systems as well as further developments of individual detector technologies.