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COMPARISON TABLE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF TWENTY‐FIVE TYPES OF RADIATION DETECTOR
Author(s) -
Clarke F. J. J.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1964.tb07858.x
Subject(s) - detector , usable , sensitivity (control systems) , figure of merit , table (database) , radiation , optics , particle detector , signal (programming language) , computer science , physics , electronic engineering , engineering , data mining , world wide web , programming language
Abstract. The paper reviews some of the difficulties associated with intercomparing the performances of different types of radiation detector, and discusses the best form of figure of merit to apply to a wide variety of detector types. A table gives current data on the best performance achieved by twenty‐five basic types of radiation detector. in terms of spectral response, usable frequency range, spatial resolution (where appropriate) and sensitivity. Sensitivity is listed under two headings: the minimum detectable signal, expressed in fundamental units (watts, watt cm‐ 3 , joules or joules cm ‐2 ); and the output sensitivity, which indicates the kind and magnitude of output, and which is accordingly expressed in practical units. Source references are given to cover all detector types listed.