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Solid State SiC detectors offer significant advantages towards neutron, alpha particles and nuclear particle detection because of their ability to discriminate between fast-neutrons and gamma-rays, high atomic displacement threshold, insensitivity to elevated and changing temperatures, and resistance to the effects of prolonged exposure to radiation fields. SiC detector technology allows prompt neutron measurements with minimal or no pileup on a time scale commensurate with the short-duration, high-intensity source pulses employed in both fast interrogation methods. For X-ray, Ultra-Violet (UV) and scintillator-coupled gamma detectors, SiC-based detectors offers significant advantages because they offer excellent signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) even at higher temperatures because of negligible thermally generated leakage currents. Higher temporal resolution is also achieved due to their higher speed of detection. Higher operating fields and 2-3X higher saturation velocities than conventional detection materials allow very fast output current signals. Application Notes and Publications
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