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Santos, Luiz A.P.; Barros, Fabio R.; Ursulino, Luciano C.; Silva Junior, Eronides F.; Antonio Filho, Joao
Associacao Brasileira de Energia Nuclear, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)2009
Associacao Brasileira de Energia Nuclear, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)2009
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[en] The purpose of this communication is to show some effects on a bipolar phototransistor after it has been under a neutron fluence. Unlike a transistor, a phototransistor is designed so that the collector has a large area and consequently it has a higher radiation detection probability. Then, it is possible to have a certain number of interactions so that any changes in the internal structure of the phototransistor can be observed after a neutron irradiation. If a phototransistor is under a certain spectra of neutron fluence the interaction depends on the cross section of the either silicon chip or its encapsulation, and recoil protons could be the charged particle responsible for changes in the semiconductor structure. Furthermore, neutron irradiation could give to the device a state of vanishing in its electrical characteristic which can be performed tracing the current versus voltage curve (I x V). The experimental arrangement basically consists of a photonic device, a neutron-gamma radiation source and a Flip-Flop electrometer second generation (EFF-2G). One of the main parameters of evaluation was the phototransistor dark current. In fact, the first results demonstrate that when the phototransistor is neutron irradiated there is a significant variation in its I x V characteristic curve. (author)
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2009; [5 p.]; INAC 2009: International nuclear atlantic conference. Innovations in nuclear technology for a sustainable future; Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil); 27 Sep - 2 Oct 2009; 16. Brazilian national meeting on reactor physics and thermal hydraulics; Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil); 27 Sep - 2 Oct 2009; 9. Brazilian national meeting on nuclear applications; Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil); 27 Sep - 2 Oct 2009; 1. Meeting on nuclear industry; Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil); 27 Sep - 2 Oct 2009; Published only in CD-Rom. Code: e051029fullpaper.pdf
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Conference; Numerical Data
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ACTINIDE NUCLEI, ALKALINE EARTH METALS, ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, AMERICIUM ISOTOPES, BARYONS, DATA, ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, ELEMENTS, EQUIPMENT, FERMIONS, HADRONS, HEAVY NUCLEI, INFORMATION, IONIZING RADIATIONS, ISOTOPES, MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, METALS, NEUTRONS, NUCLEI, NUCLEONS, NUMERICAL DATA, ODD-EVEN NUCLEI, RADIATIONS, RADIOISOTOPES, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES, TRANSISTORS, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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