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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: 1 September 2019
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