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Direct X-Ray Response of Self-Scanning Photodiode Arrays*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Louis N. Koppel
Louis N. Koppel*
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California Livermore, California 94550
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Abstract

Self-scanning photodiode arrays were tested for their ability to measure the spatial distribution of low-energy x rays in a wavelength dispersive spectrometer. X-ray spectral sensitivity was measured with a calibrated de source of nearly-monochromatic characteristic-x rays with photon energies in the range of 1.5 to 8 keV. Photodiode response was found to be linear with x-ray flux. Exposure to large doses of copper radiation did not effect sensitivity. A mathematical model that describes the experimental data is presented. We found that spatial resolving power was lowered by the dispersal of photogenerated charges. This effect was investigated with collimated beams and is described with a formula that predicts the loss of diode signals.

Type
Laser Analysis
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Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 19: Twenty-Fourth Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 6-8, 1975 , 1975 , pp. 587 - 596
Copyright
Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1975

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Footnotes

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This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Energy Research & Development Administration.

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