Published September 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

Experimental study on response of GaAs photoconductor as radiation detector

  • 1. Northwest Inst. of Nuclear Technology, Xi'an (China)
  • 2. China Inst. of Atomic Energy, Beijing (China)

Description

The response of ultra fast photoconduction detector made of SI-LEC GaAs crystal was studied experimentally. The response time to picoseconds pulse laser and sensitivity to 532 nm direct current laser were obtained for GaAs detector. The experimental results show that the response time of the GaAs detector is about 100 ps and is independent of the bias voltage. However, it is dependent on the conditions of measurement system. The method of neutron irradiation and techniques change can improve the response time of the detector. The relationship between the sensitivity and the bias voltage is linear. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Atomic Energy Science and Technology
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 837-841
ISSN
1000-6931

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Notes
11 figs., 9 refs.