Review of amorphous silicon based particle detectors: the quest for single particle detection

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Recently developed microchannel plates (MCPs) based on amorphous silicon offer potential advantages with respect to glass based ones. In this context, secondary electron emission (SEE) at very low energies below 100 eV has been studied for relevant materia ...

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Review of amorphous silicon based particle detectors: the quest for single particle detection

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Characterization of a flexible a-Si:H detector for in vivo dosimetry in therapeutic x-ray beams

Neutron-Gamma Noise Measurements in a Zero-Power Reactor Using Organic Scintillators

Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Image Sensors for Harsh Radiation Environments

Bodily implant microelectrode and bodily implant microelectrode fabrication method

Ghost imaging using two SPAD array detectors: a parameter study towards the realization of a 3D quantum microscope

Gamma-Blind Fast Neutron Detection for Spent Nuclear Fuel Characterization

High-resolution scintillation detector for two-dimensional reconstruction

A comprehensive analysis of electron emission from a-Si:H/Al2O3 at low energies

Interactions between aluminium and fired passivating contacts during fire-through metallization

Method for manufacturing an active structure for a radiation detector and polymeric mold for the method

Quantum engineering and detection of advanced radiation beams

Hydrogenated amorphous silicon high flux x-ray detectors for synchrotron microbeam radiation therapy

Attaining the PeV frontier of the cosmic ray spectrum in space with HERD

X-ray qualification of hydrogenated amorphous silicon sensors on flexible substrate

Momentum-Space Imaging of Ultra-Thin Electron Liquids in δ-Doped Silicon

MALTA-Cz: a radiation hard full-size monolithic CMOS sensor with small electrodes on high-resistivity Czochralski substrate

Radiation-tolerant Multichannel Dew Point Temperature Monitoring System for High Energy Physics Applications

III-V Nitride Semiconductors Deposited At Low Temperature For Photovoltaic Applications

Single-particle inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry particle sizing and counting method, system, computer program and computer-readable data carrier

High-Resolution Photoemission Study of Neutron-Induced Defects in Amorphous Hydrogenated Silicon Devices