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Fig. 5.27 Perspective view of a module consisting of a single-sided structured cylindrical drift
detector with integrated SSJFET transistor, cooled by a Peltier element
Fig. 5.28 Mn Kα – Mn Kβ spectrum (left) and quantum efficiency as function of X-ray energy
(right) of a 5 mm 2 drift diode. The device was operated at −20 ◦ C with a shaping time of 1 μs
5.9 Charge Coupled Devices
Charge coupled devices (CCDs) have for a long time been used as optical sensors,
most noticeably as imaging devices in video cameras. Some years ago they
also found their application as particle detectors in Particle Physics [25], where
specially selected optical CCDs were used. Meanwhile detector systems have been
constructed for measuring tracks in electron-positron collisions [26].
p-n CCDs for the special purpose of particle and X-ray detection have been
developed [2]. They are based on the principle of side-wards depletion of a double-
G. Lutz and R. Klanner
Fig. 5.27 Perspective view of a module consisting of a single-sided structured cylindrical drift
detector with integrated SSJFET transistor, cooled by a Peltier element
Fig. 5.28 Mn Kα – Mn Kβ spectrum (left) and quantum efficiency as function of X-ray energy
(right) of a 5 mm 2 drift diode. The device was operated at −20 ◦ C with a shaping time of 1 μs
5.9 Charge Coupled Devices
Charge coupled devices (CCDs) have for a long time been used as optical sensors,
most noticeably as imaging devices in video cameras. Some years ago they
also found their application as particle detectors in Particle Physics [25], where
specially selected optical CCDs were used. Meanwhile detector systems have been
constructed for measuring tracks in electron-positron collisions [26].
p-n CCDs for the special purpose of particle and X-ray detection have been
developed [2]. They are based on the principle of side-wards depletion of a double-