Radiation Sensors with 3D Electrodes, Da VIа Cinzia, Dalla Betta Gian-Franco, Parker Sherwood

Topics covered include:

• Radiometer design and performance
• Equipment calibration, installation, operation, and maintenance
• Data quality assessment
• Methods to use measured data to estimate irradiance for any surface

With a broad range of content that will benefit students and more experienced readers alike, this resource serves as a primer and technical reference that presents the basic terminology and fundamentals for resource assessment. It explores the history of solar radiation instruments and addresses direct normal, global, diffuse, and tilted measurements, as well as the characteristics of instruments used for these measurements. The authors consider methods of assessing the uncertainty of solar measurements and then cover albedo, infrared, net, and spectral irradiance measurements and instrumentation. The book devotes a section to other meteorological instruments, and another to the basics for installing and operating a solar monitoring station. Appendices include information on solar resource assessment modeling and satellite-derived irradiance, along with other useful material.

While the focus is on engineering models and results, the book does review the fundamentals of solar radiation modeling and solar radiation measurements. It also examines the accuracy of solar radiation modeling and measurements. The majority of the book describes the most popular simple models for estimating broadband and spectral solar resources available to flat plate, concentrating, photovoltaic, solar thermal, and daylighting engineering designs. Sufficient detail is provided for readers to implement the models in assorted development environments.

Covering the nuts and bolts of practical solar radiation modeling applications, this book helps readers translate solar radiation data into viable, real-world renewable energy applications. It answers many how-to questions relating to solar energy conversion systems, solar daylighting, energy efficiency of buildings, and other solar radiation applications.

Featuring contributions from leading experts in industry and academia, this authoritative text:

• Covers modern semiconductors used for radiation monitoring



• Examines CdZnTe and CdTe technology for imaging applications including three-dimensional capability detectors



• Highlights interconnect technology for current pixel detectors



• Describes hybrid pixel detectors and their characterizations



• Tackles the integrated analog signal processing read-out front ends for particle detectors



• Considers new organic materials with direct bandgap for direct energy detection



• Summarizes recent developments involving lanthanum halide and cerium bromide scintillators



• Analyzes the potential of recent progress in the field of crystallogenesis, quantum dots, and photonics crystals toward a new concept of x- and gamma-ray detectors based on metamaterials



• Explores position-sensitivity photomultipliers and silicon photomultipliers for scintillation crystals

Solid-State Radiation Detectors: Technology and Applications provides a valuable reference for engineers and scientists looking to enhance the performance of radiation detector technology for medical imaging and other applications.