A
radiation detector using a
semiconductor, in which free electric charges are produced along the path of an ionizing particle, in combination with a high voltage and electrodes to collect the induced electric charges.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 2513
(Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994))
on page 2525
See also:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1745
(Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XI. Detection of radiation (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1754
