Position-sensitive semiconductor detectors

Solid-state radiation detectors for simultaneous determination of charged particle position and energy are reviewed. Particular emphasis is devoted to the operational conditions, which are of importance for the performance of such devices, and examples of distortion and resolution reflecting inherent limitations are given for one- as well as for two-dimensional detectors. Several applications of such detectors are considered, and illustrations of the present status are given with relevant results obtained with various detectors. (Auth.)