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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Haruo Itoh, Hino, JP;
Toshikazu Shimada, Kokubunji, JP;
Shin-ichi Muramatsu, Higashiyamato, JP;
Tetsuhiko Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Takeuchi, Matsudo, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25037011 ; 357 30 ;
Abstract
In a radiation detector having a scintillator and a photodiode in combination, an amorphous silicon diode of a refractive index of 3.5 or below is used for a photodector to have a decreased junction capacitance. This shifts the spectral sensitivity characteristic of the photodetector toward the short wavelength side, thus providing a low-noise, high-sensitivity radiation detector matched well with the emission spectrum of the scintillator.