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X-Ray Studies of Synthetic Radiation-Counting Diamonds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Andrew Yacoot ,
Moreton Moore  and
Anthony Makepeace
Andrew Yacoot
Affiliation:
Royal Holloway, London University, Dept. of Physics, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
Moreton Moore
Affiliation:
Royal Holloway, London University, Dept. of Physics, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
Anthony Makepeace
Affiliation:
Bristol University, Department of Physiology, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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Abstract

Synthetic diamonds with a nitrogen content less than 100ppm may be used as radiation dosimeters in a conduction counting mode, and are especially useful in medical applications. Crystal imperfections, revealed by X-ray diffraction topography, were found to affect counting performance. The best quality diamond gave the highest photocurrent (500nA at 50 V mm−1 and 2.75 Gy min−l). Diamonds containing dislocations had lower photocurrents but had the advantage of shorter settling times (seconds rather than minutes). Placing contacts on two opposite cube {100} faces gave a higher photocurrent than on a pair of octahedral {111} faces. Higher photocurrents were also achieved when the majority of dislocations were perpendicular rather than parallel to the electric field. Some recommendations for selecting synthetic diamonds for dosimeters are given.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 302: Symposium F – Semiconductors for Room-Temperature Radiation Detector Applications , 1993 , 293
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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