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Silicon drift detector
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<p>Silicon drift detectors (SDDs) are X-ray radiation detectors used in x-ray spectrometry (<a href="/facts/X-ray_fluorescence/eIUz3wwS">XRF</a> and <a href="/facts/Energy-dispersive_X-ray_spectroscopy/GW0BSTKF">EDS</a>) and <a href="/facts/Electron_microscopy/XtaBktwF">electron microscopy</a>. Their chief characteristics compared with other X-ray detectors are: </p> <ul><li>high count rates</li> <li>comparatively high energy resolution (e.g. 125 eV for Mn Kα wavelength)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Peltier_cooling/fzQLmYjh">Peltier cooling</a></li></ul>