silicon detector

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silicon
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsɪl.ɪ.kən/us
/ˈsɪl.ə.kən/
a grey chemical element that is found in rocks and sand and is used in making computers and other ...
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detector
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈtek.tər/us
/dɪˈtek.tɚ/
a device used to find particular substances or things, or measure ...
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(Definition ofsiliconanddetectorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As in thesilicondetector, when a charged particle passes through the chamber it ionizes the gas.
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Thesilicondetectoris composed of seven layers of silicon arranged in a barrel shape around the beam pipe.
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This method does not present the same issues, as those for thesilicondetector.
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Thesilicondetectorwas to be installed next, but it was still being built.
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Thesilicondetectorwas a three-layer device, arranged in octants.
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The energy resolution obtained from this detector is better than asilicondetectorwhen using ion beams heavier than helium ions.
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As thesilicondetectoris located within a magnetic field, the curvature of the path through the silicon allows physicists to calculate the momentum of the particle.
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Silicon detectors have a much higher resolution in tracking charged particles than older technologies such as cloud chambers or wire chambers.
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One of the main advantages of silicon detectors is their simplicity.
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The sensitivity of black silicon detectors is 100500 times higher than that of untreated silicon (conventional silicon), in both the visible and infrared spectra.
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The drawback is that silicon detectors are much more expensive than these older technologies and require sophisticated cooling to reduce leakage currents (noise source).
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The ensuing decreased signal output power is not critical, as modern silicon detectors have low noise, and for very low signals photomultipliers are used.
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The radiance that entered the polychromator was separated and re-imaged in five wavelengths on five silicon detectors in the focal plane of the polychromator.
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They use a precision optical metrology system (designed to scan silicon detectors) to form an image of the groove on a 78 rpm record.
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They were most widely used as research tools from the 1930s to the 1960s and have since been superseded by other technologies such as drift chambers and silicon detectors.
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