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    Silicon drift detector - working principle

    Date: 27 September 2011
    Satellite: LOFT
    Copyright: LOFT proposal team

    This schematic illustrates the working principle of a silicon drift detector (SDD) used for the instruments on the Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT).


    Last Update: 30 September 2011

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