hoLodlodes

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devlces responslve Lo hlgh energy parLlcles
and phoLons hoLodlodes operaLe by
absorpLlon of phoLons or charged parLlcles
and generaLe a flow of currenL ln an exLernal
clrculL proporLlonal Lo Lhe lncldenL power
hoLodlodes can be used Lo deLecL Lhe
presence or absence of mlnuLe quanLlLles of
llghL and can be callbraLed for exLremely
accuraLe measuremenLs
W lllcon phoLodlodes are uLlllzed ln such dlverse
appllcaLlons as specLroscopy phoLography
analyLlcal lnsLrumenLaLlon opLlcal poslLlon
sensors beam allgnmenL surface
characLerlzaLlon laser range flnders opLlcal
communlcaLlonsand medlcal lmaglng
lnsLrumenLs
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