> where the glass cover of this photodiode is removed and the blank diode > surface is 'misused' for detecting radiation impulses. In contrast to > the circuit I'm only interested in the pulse if one decay event > (alpha-particle in my application) occurs. Certaily the circuit will > only work when all other radiation sources (light, IR, ...) are eliminated.
I thought Micro Semi. had a application note on using a PIN diode as radiation detector, take a look at http://www.microsemi.com/support/micnotes.asp?MN=316 . It was not jumping out at me from the titles, might have been a different company. Found it, Google for "diode radiation detector". APPENDIX - F PIN DIODE RADIATION DETECTORS File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML ... Lot to lot reproducibility of PIN Diode Radiation Detector characteristics is greatly enhanced by Microsemi's PIN diode structure that uses high resistivity ... www.microsemi.com/brochures/pindiodes/appendix%20f.pdf - Similar pages -- http://www.unusualresearch.com/ http://www.bpaddock.com/ -- Author: Bob Paddock INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
