An all-diamond X-ray position and flux monitor using nitrogen-incorporated ultra-nanocrystalline diamond contacts
The extraordinary properties of diamond, such as radiation hardness and high thermal conductivity, make it an ideal material for synchrotron X-ray radiation detectors. The heart of the detector is based on a high purity single crystal diamond in the shape of a small square wafer approximately 0.1 - 0.5 mm thick.