Physics of detection and detectors

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Department of Physical Electronics

Synopsis:

Electromagnetic spectrum. Sources of electromagnetic radiation. Radiometric and photometric units. Ideal detector. External and internal photoefect. Quantum fluctuations of radiation. Noise of detector and electronic circuits. Dynamic range. Detectors based on external photoefect. Photocathodes. Electron multipliers. Microchannel plates. Image intensifiers. Detectors based on internal photoefect. Semiconductor detectors. Scintilators. Detectors of IR, VIS and UV radiation. X-ray detectors.. Pyroelectricity and pyrodetectors. Detector electronic circuits. Human eye.

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Syllabus of lectures:

1.Electromagnetic spectrum. Sources of electromagnetic radiation.

2.Radiometric and photometric units.

3.Ideal detector. External photoefect. Internal photoefect. Fluorescence

4.Quantum fluctuations of radiation. Noise of detector and electronic circuits.

5.Basic detector characteristics. Voltage and current sensitivity, NEP, D a D*, DR.

6.Detectors based on external photoefect. Photocathodes. Photocathodes. Electron multipliers.

7.Electron multipliers. Electrooptical convertors.

8.Detectors based on internal photoefect. PIN detector.

9.CCD detectors and position sensitive detectors.

10.Detectors of IR, VIS and UV radiation. X-ray detectors.

11.Detector electronic circuits.

12.Scintilators.

13.Pyroelectricity and pyrodetectors.

14.Human eye.

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Study materials:

E.L.Dereniak, D.G.Growe: Optical Radiation Detectors, John Wiley & Sons, 1984

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: