Description:

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.

Contents:

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.

Seminar contents:

Binomial, Poisson and Gauss statistical distributions. Quantum noise. Thermal noise. Blackbody radiation.

Recommended literature:

Key references:
[1] E.L.Dereniak, D.G.Growe: Optical Radiation Detectors, John Wiley and Sons, 1984
Recomended references:
[1] Dennis P.N.J.: Photodetectors

Keywords:

X-rays, X-ray sources, interaction of X-ray radiation with matter, X-ray optics, detection of X-rays.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar