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Behavior of Space Charge Free Diamond Crystal Counters under Beta-Ray Bombardment. II

A. G. Chynoweth*

  • Wheatstone Physics Laboratory, University of London, King's College, London, England

  • *Present address: Chemistry Division, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada.

Phys. Rev. 83, 264 – Published 15 July, 1951

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.83.264

Abstract

By using the technique described in the preceding paper a study is made of the behavior of a diamond crystal counter under space charge free conditions when subjected to bombardment by beta-rays. The pulse heights caused by the beta-particles are found to be proportional to the energy of the beta-particles over the range 0.66 Mev to 1.0 Mev when a low field strength is used. The trap density in the crystal is found to be of the order of 2×1016 per cc and the mean energy required to form an electron hole pair is approximately 7 ev.

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