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Semiconductor Gamma-ray Detectors: Quiz

Semiconductor Detectors Quiz

  1. Semiconductor development for X-ray astronomy is primarily driven by:


  2. Another name for a semiconductor device is:


  3. Of germanium, mercuric iodide, argon, and silicon, which are considered semiconductors?


  4. The usual result of soft X-ray absorption by a semiconductor is the creation of electron-hole pairs.



 

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