Characterization of a quadrant diamond transmission X-ray detector including a precise determination of the mean electron-hole pair creation energy.
Jeffrey W KeisterLevent CibikSwenja SchreiberMichael KrumreyPublished in: Journal of synchrotron radiation (2018)
Precise monitoring of the incoming photon flux is crucial for many experiments using synchrotron radiation. For photon energies above a few keV, thin semiconductor photodiodes can be operated in transmission for this purpose. Diamond is a particularly attractive material as a result of its low absorption. The responsivity of a state-of-the art diamond quadrant transmission detector has been determined, with relative uncertainties below 1% by direct calibration against an electrical substitution radiometer. From these data and the measured transmittance, the thickness of the involved layers as well as the mean electron-hole pair creation energy were determined, the latter with an unprecedented relative uncertainty of 1%. The linearity and X-ray scattering properties of the device are also described.
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