Semiconductor pixel detectors are an important class of radiation and particle detection devices based on semiconductors, such as germanium or silicon (Si). A semiconductor diode is depleted by ...

Compact and efficient: prototype of a working, pocket-sized neutron detector made with semiconductor rich in lithium-6. (Courtesy: Northwestern University/Argonne National Laboratory) A semiconductor ...

The manipulation and measurement of photons, individual quanta of light, underpin the promising emerging technologies of photonic quantum computing and quantum communications. However, without a ...

What is a Harsh Environment? Numerous industrial applications, including space exploration, aerospace missions, the automobile sector, the down-hole oil and gas business, and geothermal power plants, ...