By Alan Owens
CRC Press
Hardback: £82
Also available as an e-book
Bringing together information scattered across many disciplines, this book summarizes the status of research in compound semiconductor radiation detectors. It examines the properties, growth and characterization of compound semiconductors as well as the fabrication of radiation sensors, with emphasis on the X- and γ-ray regimes. It explores the limitations of compound semiconductors and discusses current efforts to improve spectral performances, pointing to where future discoveries might lie. A resource for the established researcher, this book serves as a comprehensive and illustrated reference on material science, crystal growth, metrology, detector physics and spectroscopy. It can also be used as a textbook for those who are new to the field.
