Introduction#

This package aims to compute the Fano factor and electron-hole pair creation energy for a silicon detector using a method similar to the one described in Fraser et al. [1994].

API Reference#

fano

Theoretical model of the Fano noise and pair-production energy for silicon.

References#

[1]

G.W. Fraser, A.F. Abbey, A. Holland, K. McCarthy, A. Owens, and A. Wells. The x-ray energy response of silicon part a. theory. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 350(1):368–378, 1994. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0168900294911851, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(94)91185-1.


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