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Silicon(Li)DetectorSystems Description

Electronic noise

1,000

1.0 keV 600 eV

1008060402000.111010

300 eV 250 eV

Si(Li)DETECTORS3mmThick5mmThick

200 eV eV FWHM 150 eV 100 eV 80 eV 60 eV FWHM (eV) = (FWHM) 2NOISE + [2.35 FE] 2 F = 0.1

ε

BeWINDOWS8µm13µm25µm 0.4µmPolymer

F = 0.1E = Photon energy (eV)= 3.9 eV (average energy to createhole-electron pair atLN temperature) 0 eV

ε

0.11.010101001001,00 0 10,000

keV

CNOFNeNaMgAlSi FullEnergyDetectionEfficiency(%)

Si(Li) energy resolution including intrinsic and electronicnoise effect, as a function of energy.

Energy(keV)

Transmission curves for various types and thickness of windows.The polymer window curve does not show the effect of thesupport grid on overall efficiency.

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