The [Libelium] team wanted to help people in Japan measure radiation in their surroundings following the nuclear accident in Fukushima. Because of the affordability and seeming ubiquity of the Arduino ...

When the topic is radiation detection, thoughts turn naturally to the venerable Geiger-Müller tube. It’s been around for ages, Russian surplus tubes are available for next to nothing, and it’s easy to ...

Opto Diode introduces the 20 mm2 photodiode with a circular active area that is ideal for electron detection. Opto Diode introduces the 20 mm2 photodiode with a circular active area that is ideal for ...

The new 20-element AXUV20ELG features a 22-pin, dual in-line package with 100 percent internal quantum efficiency (QE). Bolometry, the measurement of minute amounts of radiant energy, is a key ...

MALVERN, Pa., March 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) today broadens its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of a new high speed silicon PIN photodiode ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A new quantum sensor for measuring photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) was designed using a gallium arsenide photodiode. This sensor is ...