Planar Silicon Detector (PIPS-Passivated Implanted Planer Silicon Detector) is an innovative charged particle born from the latest semiconductor manufacturing technology.
Features are:
- Contacts are ion-implanted to form precise, thin, abrupt junctions for good alpha resolution
- Entrance window is stable and rugged – it can be cleaned readily and reliably with Propanol-2
- Standard detectors are bakeable to 100 °C – higher for special models (optional up to 200 ℃)
- Leakage current is typically 1/8 to 1/100 of that of SSB and DJ detectors
- Low dead layer (window) thickness – less than 50 nm
- All junction edges are buried – no epoxy edge sealant is needed or used
- A450-18AM is, by far, the most popular model for alpha spectroscopy but other sizes are available