The suppression of charged-particle-induced noise in infrared detectors

Charged-particle-induced noise in photoconductive detectors is discussed. A spike suppression circuit is described and observational performance data are presented.     

Current-voltage behaviour of Schottky diodes fabricated on p-type silicon for radiation hard detectors

Current-voltage (I-V) measurements were carried out on Schottky diodes fabricated on undoped and on metal-doped p-type silicon. The metals used are gold, platinum, erbium and niobium. The I-V data were used to extract the saturation current, the ideality factor and the Schottky barrier height for each of the five diodes. These parameters were correlated to the defect levels generated by the metals in silicon. The results show that in all cases the silicon has become relaxation-like after doping since the device current is Ohmic. This is in agreement with the existence of the midgap defect in all the doped devices as compiled from the literature. Such metal doped (or relaxation) devices have been found to perform better as radiation-hard particle detectors.     

Experimental investigation of noise radiation from a circular plate covered by polyurethane foam

An experimental investigation of the noise reduction achieved by covering a thin circular plate is reported. The plate boundary was unconstrained. One side of the plate was covered by sound-absorbing material so that noise radiation from the other side for different configurations of foam cover was measured and compared with the noise level obtained without any foam cover. It has been shown that substantial noise reduction can be achieved if a specific foam cover is used.     

The application of adaptive noise cancellation to pyroelectric detectors

This paper discusses the application of a signal processing technique known as Adaptive Noise Cancellation to the problem of reducing noise levels at the output of a pyroelectric detector. The detection system is considered in relation to self-modulating sources so that the input signals can be considered as pseudo-periodic. Two forms of adaptive processing, namely the Adaptive Line Enhancer and spike sequence input, are compared and contrasted, both methods are shown to improve signal-to-noise and thus increase detector performance.     

Multiphoton detectors of laser radiation

The paper is devoted to the problem of using multiphoton detectors to measure the statistical characteristics of multifrequency laser radiation affecting the nonlinear interaction between radiation and matter. Section 1 gives the characteristics of laser radiation determining the probability of power-type nonlinear interaction with a medium. Section 2 briefly characterizes multiphoton detectors. Sections 3–6 are devoted to the problems of measuring the so-called statistical radiation factor by means of multiphoton detectors and to the analysis of the corresponding experimental data. The possibility of using multiphoton detectors to measure other radiation characteristics is discussed in Sections 7 and 8.Based on material presented at the first All-Union Conference on the Problems of Laser Radiation Parameter Control, Tashkent, 1978.     

同步辐射探测器的应用与发展

探测器是同步辐射实验的重要环节。探测器水平必须不断提高才能适应同步辐射发展的需求,最大限度地发挥先进光源为人类研究提供的强大支持作用。文章介绍了当前同步辐射实验中普遍使用的各种探测器的原理和特点,并就一些新型探测器的发展情况进行了阐述。     

同步辐射探测器的应用与发展

探测器是同步辐射实验的重要环节。探测器水平必须不断提高才能适应同步辐射发展的需求，最大限度地发挥先进光源为人类研究提供的强大支持作用。文章介绍了当前同步辐射实验中普遍使用的各种探测器的原理和特点，并就一些新型探测器的发展情况进行了阐述。     

Reducing thermal noise in future gravitational wave detectors by employing Khalili etalons

Reduction of thermal noise in dielectric mirror coatings is a key issue for the sensitivity improvement in the second and third generation interferometric gravitational wave detectors. Replacing an end mirror of the interferometer by an anti-resonant cavity (a so-called Khalili cavity) has been proposed to realize the reduction of the overall thermal noise level. In this article we show that the use of a Khalili etalon, which requires less hardware than a Khalili cavity, yields still a significant reduction of thermal noise. We identify the optimum distribution of coating layers on the front and rear surfaces of the etalon and compare the total noise budget with a conventional mirror. In addition we briefly discuss advantages and disadvantages of the Khalili etalon compared with the Khalili cavity in terms of technical aspects, such as interferometric length control and thermal lensing.     

Assessment of integrated solar ultraviolet radiation by PM-355 detectors

The increase in environmental solar UV radiation due to depletion of ozone layer is a recent challenge to human health (skin cancer and eye effects) in countries having clear skies. Therefore, applying integrated, passive and inexpensive techniques to assess solar UV radiation is very much essential. Measurements of environmental solar UV radiation in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia area were carried out for a period of two months in the summer period in 1996 using two techniques in parallel namely: passive nuclear track detectors and active solar UV radiometers. Some of the nuclear track detectors were mounted in different conditions such as: under shadow band, on solar tracking mechanism following the solar rays. Others were mounted on perpendicular, tilted and horizontal surfaces in sunlight. All detectors were attached to a wooden background of the same thickness (0.5 cm) to eliminate interference of the heat effect of various support materials and have uniformity of the support materials. The assessment was carried out for different periods extending from two to nine weeks continuously. The investigated period covered the hottest months in Saudi Arabia (July and August) when the sky was clear of clouds. The results indicate linear correlation between alpha track diameters and the integrated exposure to solar UV as measured by the solar UV radiometer for all nuclear track detector positions and orientations. The highest slope has been observed for the detectors placed on solar tracking mechanism following the solar rays and the lowest from detectors oriented under the shadow band on horizontal position (measuring the diffused UV radiation only). The results show that most of the measured UV radiation (60%) were from the diffused UV radiation. The characteristics of the upper layer of the detectors are changed after chemical etching very quickly, with increase in the exposure time to UV solar radiation at certain orientation. The results encourage the use of nuclear track detectors for environmental and personal solar UV dosimetry on a large scale in Saudi Arabia and similar hot and clear-sky countries.     

Numerical investigation on radiation characteristics of discrete-frequency noise from scarf and scoop aero-intakes

Numerical studies have been carried out to investigate the detailed geometrical effects of full three-dimensional aero-intakes on the radiation of the discrete-frequency rotor-stator interaction noise. The near-field acoustic radiation characteristics and the far-field directivity patterns from the scarf and scoop aero-intakes with three different scarf/scoop angles are quantitatively analyzed and compared. The near-field predictions were obtained by solving the linearized Euler equations with computational aeroacoustic techniques consisting of high-order finite difference scheme, non-reflecting boundary conditions, overset grids and parallel computational methods. For the prediction of far-field directivity pattern, the Kirchhoff integral method was applied. By comparing the directivities of discrete-frequency noise radiating from the scarf and the scoop aero-intakes with that from an axisymmetric aero-intake, it is shown that the 7 dB noise reduction at downward peak radiation angle can be achieved by using the scoop aero-intake with scoop angle of 15°, and the 5 dB noise reduction by the scarf aero-intake with the scarf angle of 15°. The scattering of the radiating acoustic wave by the background mean flow around the aero-intakes shifts the peak lobe radiation angle toward ground and increases the amplitude of the acoustic pressure compared with the cases without mean flow effect. Overall, the scoop aero-intake was found to be more effective than the scarf and the axisymmetric aero-intakes in view of the lower noise radiation toward ground.     

The investigation of radiation damage by electron beam absorption measurements

Radiation damage in silicon was investigated by monitoring the absorbed sample current in a scanning electron microscope. The existence of different types of damage after implantation of light or heavy ions, respectively, could be revealed by plotting the change in sample current at the implantation boundary versus beam voltage. Results are explained by considering the yield and the anisotropy of electron backscattering in the presence of either small isolated defects or extended damaged zones. Applications of the new method are described.     

Excess noise of the silicon surface barrier detectors

From our experiments the following conclusions follow:

Excitonic detectors of infrared and submillimeter radiation

The theory of new type detectors based on the quenching of secondary emission in direct-gap semiconductors (lines of Raman light scattering due to interaction between free and bound excitons in the crystal, and also bands of edge radiation) caused by IR or submillimeter radiation is proposed. The results obtained are confirmed by the experiment performed for CdS crystal excited by ultraviolet radiation of mercury lamp, at liquid helium temperature.     

Design and investigation of UV image detectors

The results of investigation of optical image detectors designed for the largest problem, near-VUV, range of the spectrum are presented. The possibility of using a dual-stage image detection system to appreciably lower the sensitivity threshold and make computer data processing feasible is considered. The integration of a UV module into a wideband image detector is studied.     

Intrinsic noise properties of atomic point contact displacement detectors

We measure the noise added by an atomic point contact operated as a displacement detector. With a microwave technique, we increase the measurement speed of atomic point contacts by a factor of 500. The measurement is then fast enough to detect the resonant motion of a nanomechanical beam at frequencies up to 60 MHz and sensitive enough to observe the random thermal motion of the beam at 250 mK. We demonstrate a shot-noise limited imprecision of 2.3 fm/square root[Hz] and observe a 78 aN/square root[Hz] backaction force, yielding a total uncertainty in the beam's displacement that is 42 times the standard-quantum limit.     

Measurement of radiation energy by spectrometric systems based on uncooled silicon detectors

The results of measurements of radiation energy for single-channel detection systems based on uncooled silicon planar detectors and spectrometric readout electronics, developed at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology National Scientific Center, are presented. Radiation sources of ⁵⁵Fe, ²⁴¹Am, ⁵⁷Co, ¹³⁷Cs, and ^99MTc and characteristic X-ray radiation (CXR) are used in the experiments. The radiation energy in the range of E _γ = 3–140 keV is measured by a spectrometer based on a Si PIN detector. The energy resolution (full width at half maximum, FWHM) in this energy range changes with increasing photon energy from 0.97 to 1.3 keV. The CXR of calcium (K _α = 3.69 keV) is measured by a Si planar detector with an input aluminum foil. Emission lines in the energy range of E _γ = 0.04–0.662 MeV are measured by a CsI(Tl) scintillator-silicon PIN-photodiode detection system. The energy resolution of the spectrometer changes with quantum energy increasing from 22 to 70 keV. The CXR from cesium and iodine with K _α 31 and 28.6 keV, respectively, is recorded.     

Radiation resistance of wide-gap materials as exemplified by SiC nuclear radiation detectors

In wide-gap materials used in nuclear detectors, the polarization effect is typically observed when the concentration of radiation-induced defects is high. An emf arising in the detector is associated with long-term trapping of charge carries by deep radiation-induced levels (centers). The polarization kinetics and the polarization field strength are determined experimentally. The trapping efficiency can be controlled by varying the temperature, and a tradeoff can be reached at an “optimal” temperature between the generation current and the position of the deepest level, which has a negligible effect on charge losses via trapping. It is found that the ratio between the depth of this level and the bandgap is about 1/3 irrespective of the material but the optimal temperature is material-specific.