Mercuric iodide (HgI2) solid state X-ray detectors have many unique advantages in their application to X-ray astronomy. HgI2 detectors operate at or near room temperature so that bulky and massive cryogenic coolers are not required. HgI2 detectors also combine a high quantum efficiency with good room temperature energy resolution. Because of the excellent quantum efficiency, background contributions that scale is the volume of the detector are lower than for other hard X-ray detectors with equivalent stopping power (e.g. germanium).
A bismuth germanate-shielded mercuric iodide x-ray detector for space applications
Ein mit Wismutgermanat abgeschirmter Quecksilberjodid-Roentgenstrahlungsdetektor fuer Raumfahrtanwendungen
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science ; 29 , 1 ; 151-154
1982
4 Seiten, 2 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 12 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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