JP7370866B2 - X線センサ、x線検出器システム、およびx線撮像システム - Google Patents
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- X線センサ(21)であって、
前記X線センサの第1の側に複数の金属電極(27)を有する複数の検出器ダイオード(22)を含む活性検出器領域と、
前記X線センサの第2の反対側の共通接合終端(23)であって、前記共通接合終端(23)は前記複数の検出器ダイオード(22)に共通である、共通接合終端(23)と、
を備え、
前記第1の側は、前記X線センサのアノード側に対応し、前記共通接合終端を有する前記第2の反対側は前記X線センサのカソード側に対応し、前記X線センサ(21)は、前記カソード側にカソード領域を有し、前記共通接合終端(23)は、前記カソード領域と同じドープ型である前記カソード領域の近傍に第1終端構造を含み、
前記共通接合終端(23)は、前記X線センサ縁部の近傍に反対のドープ型の第2終端構造を含み、
前記カソード領域は、n+であり、前記カソード領域の近傍の前記第1終端構造は、n型であり、前記X線センサ縁部の近傍の前記反対のドープ型の前記第2終端構造は、p型であり、または
前記第1の側は、前記X線センサのカソード側に対応し、前記共通接合終端を有する前記第2の反対側は前記X線センサのアノード側に対応し、前記X線センサ(21)は、前記アノード側にアノード領域を有し、前記共通接合終端(23)は、前記アノード領域と同じドープ型である前記アノード領域の近傍に第1終端構造を含み、
前記共通接合終端(23)は、前記X線センサ縁部の近傍に反対のドープ型の第2終端構造を含み、
前記アノード領域は、p+であり、前記アノード領域の近傍の前記第1終端構造は、p型であり、前記X線センサ縁部の近傍の前記反対のドープ型の前記第2終端構造は、n型である、
X線センサ。 - 前記第1終端構造は、n型接合終端拡張(JTE)であり、前記第2終端構造は、p型接合終端拡張(JTE)および/またはフィールドプレート終端を備えた少なくとも1つのp型フローティングリングである、請求項1に記載のX線センサ。
- 前記X線センサ(21)の前記第1の側から前記X線センサ(21)の前記第2の反対側までの辺に沿って延在し前記活性検出器領域の外周の周りに延在する前記X線センサの領域(24)は、p型ドープされている、請求項2に記載のX線センサ。
- 前記第1終端構造は、p型接合終端拡張(JTE)であり、前記第2終端構造は、n型接合終端拡張(JTE)および/またはフィールドプレート終端を備えた少なくとも1つのn型フローティングリングである、請求項1に記載のX線センサ。
- 前記X線センサ(21)の前記第1の側から前記X線センサ(21)の前記第2の反対側までの辺に沿って延在し前記活性検出器領域の外周の周りに延在する前記X線センサの領域(24)は、n型ドープされている、請求項4に記載のX線センサ。
- 前記X線センサ(21)の前記第1の側から前記X線センサ(21)の前記第2の反対側までの辺に沿って延在し前記活性検出器領域の外周の周りに延在するドープ領域(24)は、前記X線センサの側縁部表面からのp-n接合絶縁を提供するようにドープされている、請求項1に記載のX線センサ。
- 前記ドープ領域(24)には、ガード構造を提供するように前記X線センサ(21)の前記第1の側にガード電極が設けられている、請求項6に記載のX線センサ。
- 前記共通接合終端は、接合終端拡張(JTE)および/または1つ以上のフローティングフィールドリング(FFR)を含む、請求項1から7のいずれか一項に記載のX線センサ。
- 前記活性検出器領域は、検出器ダイオード(22)のアレイを含み、前記共通接合終端は、前記検出器ダイオードのアレイを終端するように構成されている、請求項1から8のいずれか一項に記載のX線センサ。
- 請求項1から9のいずれか一項に記載のX線センサ(21)を備える、X線検出器システム(20)。
- 請求項10に記載のX線検出器システム(20)を備える、X線撮像システム(100)。
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