The secondary electron emission process from solids is, in some cases, a
very efficient mechanism of converting radiation to detectable electronic
charges. It is exploited for radiation detection purposes, and studied
extensively in our group for many years. Within this project :
Study of the basic secondary
electron emission properties of new
materials such as low-density and columnar-grown CsI crystals, CVD diamond
films etc.
Development of large area
x-ray detectors based on solid convertors and
fast gaseous electron multipliers, for real-time imaging under high
radiation flux (1MHz/square mm). Applications are in crystallography and
small-angle scattering, particularly with intense Synchrotron Radiation
beams (study of macromolecules structures), and in industrial and medical
imaging.
Publications
Theoretical modeling of the
x-ray induced secondary electron emission
from alkali-halides. The models are based on microscopic approaches and
Monte-Carlo simulation calculations.
Publications
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