What is it about?
An x-ray detector concept consisting of a synthetic single crystal diamond which is only in mechanical contact with a piezoelectric lithium niobate (LiNbO3) surface acoustic wave (SAW) delay line. Radiation induced changes in conductivity are being detected by the electrical field of SAW that penetrates into the diamond.
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Why is it important?
The SAW detection principle offers the unique possibility for wireless interrogation (remote sensing) which is specifically favorable in harsh environment, i.e. space travelling and radiation facilities.
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This page is a summary of: Detection of x rays by a surface acoustic delay line in contact with a diamond crystal, Applied Physics Letters, March 2021, American Institute of Physics,
DOI: 10.1063/5.0047043.
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