Course detail

Physics of detection and detectors

CEITEC VUT-FDAD18Acad. year: 2020/2021

Electromagnetic spectrum. Sources of electromagnetic radiation. Radiometric and photometric units. Ideal detector. External and internal photoefect. Quantum fluctuations of radiation. Noise of detector and electronic circuits. Dynamic range. Detectors based on external photoefect. Photocathodes. Electron multipliers. Microchannel plates. Image intensifiers. Detectors based on internal photoefect. Semiconductor detectors. Scintilators. Detectors of IR, VIS and UV radiation. X-ray detectors.. Pyroelectricity and pyrodetectors. Detector electronic circuits. Human eye.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jozef Kaiser, Ph.D.

Department

Central European Institute of Technology BUT (CEITEC VUT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

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Prerequisites

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Co-requisites

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Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

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Course curriculum

1. Electromagnetic spectrum. Sources of electromagnetic radiation.
2. Radiometric and photometric units.
3. Ideal detector. External photoefect. Internal photoefect. Fluorescence
4. Quantum fluctuations of radiation. Noise of detector and electronic circuits.
5. Basic detector characteristics. Voltage and current sensitivity, NEP, D a D*, DR.
6. Detectors based on external photoefect. Photocathodes. Photocathodes. Electron multipliers.
7. Electron multipliers. Electrooptical convertors.
8. Detectors based on internal photoefect. PIN detector.
9. CCD detectors and position sensitive detectors.
10. Detectors of IR, VIS and UV radiation. X-ray detectors.
11. Detector electronic circuits.
12. Scintilators.
13. Pyroelectricity and pyrodetectors.
14. Human eye.

Work placements

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Aims

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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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Recommended optional programme components

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Prerequisites and corequisites

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Basic literature

E.L.Dereniak, D.G.Growe: Optical Radiation Detectors, John Wiley & Sons, 1984 E.L.Dereniak, D.G.Growe: Optical Radiation Detectors, John Wiley & Sons, 1984 (EN)

Recommended reading

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