PIN-photodiodes

Silicon PIN-photodiodes can serve as detectors for X-rays. The detection efficiency is a function of the thickness of the silicon wafer. For a wafer thickness of 300 microns the detection efficiency is close to 100% at 10 keV, dropping to approximately 1% at 150 keV.

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