FANO FACTOR FACT AND FALLACY

By definition, the Fano factor (F) is an intrinsic material constant which reflects the ultimate detector resolution. The paper points out the difficulties associated with Fano factor measurements; attempts to clarify the mechanisms of some apparently anomalous behavior frequently observed in solid...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser:	Zulliger,H. R, Aitken,D. W
Format:	Report
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ELECTRON DENSITY FANO FACTOR GAMMA COUNTERS GAMMA RAY SCATTERING GERMANIUM IONIZATION Nuclear Instrumentation PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT RESOLUTION SEMICONDUCTORS SILICON SOLID STATE COUNTERS Solid State Physics
Online-Zugang:	Volltext bestellen
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	By definition, the Fano factor (F) is an intrinsic material constant which reflects the ultimate detector resolution. The paper points out the difficulties associated with Fano factor measurements; attempts to clarify the mechanisms of some apparently anomalous behavior frequently observed in solid state detectors; presents some new experimental results for F in silicon and germanium; and derives a phenomological model for the average energy expended to produce an electron-hole pair (epsilon), which is then used to predict semitheoretical values of F.