Amptek Silicon Drift Diode (SDD) Efficiency versus energy for 3 window thickness For each configuration, the first column is total attenuation, second is photoabsorption Data computed using NIST attenutation values (physics.nist.gov) and nominal device specifications For more information, visit www.amptek.com Window 1/3 mil Be window 1/2 mil Be window 1 mil Be window Energy Total Atten P.E. Atten Total Atten P.E. Atten Total Atten P.E. Atten keV 1.40E-02 3.06E-102 3.06E-102 3.92E-142 3.92E-142 5.99E-253 5.99E-253 1.49E-02 9.62E-98 9.62E-98 3.91E-137 3.91E-137 1.49E-246 1.49E-246 1.60E-02 1.56E-92 1.56E-92 8.68E-131 8.68E-131 4.71E-237 4.71E-237 1.71E-02 8.21E-87 8.21E-87 1.91E-123 1.91E-123 3.36E-225 3.36E-225 1.82E-02 8.80E-81 8.80E-81 1.94E-115 1.94E-115 1.04E-211 1.04E-211 1.91E-02 2.06E-76 2.06E-76 1.65E-109 1.65E-109 1.90E-201 1.90E-201 1.94E-02 5.44E-75 5.44E-75 1.41E-107 1.41E-107 4.33E-198 4.33E-198 1.95E-02 1.27E-74 1.27E-74 4.47E-107 4.47E-107 3.21E-197 3.21E-197 1.95E-02 1.29E-74 1.29E-74 4.61E-107 4.61E-107 3.39E-197 3.39E-197 1.96E-02 2.74E-75 2.74E-75 1.54E-107 1.54E-107 4.01E-197 4.01E-197 1.99E-02 5.22E-74 5.22E-74 9.14E-106 9.14E-106 5.60E-194 5.60E-194 2.08E-02 7.04E-70 7.04E-70 5.30E-100 5.30E-100 1.12E-183 1.12E-183 2.23E-02 3.98E-64 3.98E-64 7.00E-92 7.00E-92 5.59E-169 5.59E-169 2.38E-02 1.31E-58 1.31E-58 5.04E-84 5.04E-84 1.28E-154 1.28E-154 2.55E-02 2.22E-53 2.22E-53 1.57E-76 1.57E-76 7.77E-141 7.77E-141 2.58E-02 1.90E-52 1.90E-52 3.46E-75 3.46E-75 2.36E-138 2.36E-138 2.62E-02 2.42E-51 2.42E-51 1.34E-73 1.34E-73 2.03E-135 2.03E-135 2.63E-02 4.76E-51 4.76E-51 3.56E-73 3.56E-73 1.23E-134 1.23E-134 2.64E-02 1.31E-50 1.31E-50 1.54E-72 1.54E-72 1.83E-133 1.83E-133 2.68E-02 1.67E-49 1.67E-49 5.95E-71 5.95E-71 1.57E-130 1.57E-130 2.72E-02 1.81E-48 1.81E-48 1.83E-69 1.83E-69 8.85E-128 8.85E-128 2.91E-02 6.81E-44 6.81E-44 7.34E-63 7.34E-63 1.51E-115 1.51E-115 3.11E-02 1.18E-39 1.18E-39 9.72E-57 9.72E-57 3.43E-104 3.43E-104 3.32E-02 9.38E-36 9.38E-36 4.25E-51 4.25E-51 1.02E-93 1.02E-93 3.55E-02 3.57E-32 3.57E-32 6.39E-46 6.39E-46 4.14E-84 4.14E-84 3.80E-02 6.81E-29 6.81E-29 3.52E-41 3.52E-41 2.61E-75 2.61E-75 4.06E-02 6.68E-26 6.68E-26 7.38E-37 7.38E-37 2.71E-67 2.71E-67 4.34E-02 3.51E-23 3.51E-23 6.22E-33 6.22E-33 5.10E-60 5.10E-60 4.64E-02 1.02E-20 1.02E-20 2.22E-29 2.22E-29 1.93E-53 1.93E-53 4.96E-02 1.72E-18 1.72E-18 3.59E-26 3.59E-26 1.64E-47 1.64E-47 5.30E-02 1.75E-16 1.75E-16 2.77E-23 2.77E-23 3.56E-42 3.56E-42 5.67E-02 1.12E-14 1.12E-14 1.09E-20 1.09E-20 2.18E-37 2.18E-37 6.06E-02 4.66E-13 4.66E-13 2.30E-18 2.30E-18 4.20E-33 4.20E-33 6.48E-02 1.31E-11 1.31E-11 2.77E-16 2.77E-16 2.84E-29 2.84E-29 6.92E-02 2.58E-10 2.58E-10 1.98E-14 1.98E-14 7.37E-26 7.37E-26 7.40E-02 3.69E-09 3.69E-09 8.94E-13 8.94E-13 8.11E-23 8.11E-23 7.91E-02 3.92E-08 3.92E-08 2.64E-11 2.64E-11 4.09E-20 4.09E-20 8.46E-02 3.20E-07 3.20E-07 5.33E-10 5.33E-10 1.02E-17 1.02E-17 9.04E-02 2.06E-06 2.06E-06 7.65E-09 7.65E-09 1.36E-15 1.36E-15 9.67E-02 1.07E-05 1.07E-05 8.07E-08 8.07E-08 1.02E-13 1.02E-13 9.72E-02 1.21E-05 1.21E-05 9.61E-08 9.61E-08 1.41E-13 1.41E-13 9.87E-02 1.68E-05 1.68E-05 1.53E-07 1.53E-07 3.30E-13 3.30E-13 9.91E-02 1.83E-05 1.83E-05 1.73E-07 1.73E-07 4.14E-13 4.14E-13 9.97E-02 5.81E-07 5.81E-07 5.82E-09 5.82E-09 1.63E-14 1.63E-14 1.01E-01 7.87E-07 7.87E-07 9.06E-09 9.06E-09 3.73E-14 3.73E-14 1.03E-01 1.22E-06 1.22E-06 1.71E-08 1.71E-08 1.23E-13 1.23E-13 1.09E-01 3.05E-06 3.05E-06 6.60E-08 6.60E-08 1.57E-12 1.57E-12 1.10E-01 3.96E-06 3.96E-06 9.67E-08 9.67E-08 3.20E-12 3.20E-12 1.11E-01 4.24E-06 4.24E-06 1.06E-07 1.06E-07 3.83E-12 3.83E-12 1.12E-01 7.89E-113 7.89E-113 1.81E-174 1.81E-174 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.13E-01 1.94E-109 1.94E-109 3.48E-169 3.48E-169 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.18E-01 2.26E-100 2.26E-100 4.67E-155 4.67E-155 5.86E-307 5.86E-307 1.26E-01 1.91E-87 1.91E-87 6.20E-135 6.20E-135 7.53E-267 7.53E-267 1.35E-01 6.41E-76 6.41E-76 5.13E-117 5.13E-117 3.55E-231 3.55E-231 1.44E-01 1.33E-66 1.33E-66 1.49E-102 1.49E-102 2.05E-202 2.05E-202 1.46E-01 4.04E-65 4.04E-65 2.97E-100 2.97E-100 7.57E-198 7.57E-198 1.48E-01 6.93E-63 6.93E-63 8.70E-97 8.70E-97 5.90E-191 5.90E-191 1.49E-01 2.73E-62 2.73E-62 7.32E-96 7.32E-96 4.06E-189 4.06E-189 1.49E-01 1.51E-61 1.51E-61 1.26E-94 1.26E-94 1.64E-186 1.64E-186 1.52E-01 2.61E-59 2.61E-59 3.72E-91 3.72E-91 1.29E-179 1.29E-179 1.54E-01 8.89E-57 8.89E-57 3.16E-87 3.16E-87 8.27E-172 8.27E-172 1.65E-01 8.16E-49 8.16E-49 6.85E-75 6.85E-75 2.53E-147 2.53E-147 1.76E-01 7.51E-42 7.51E-42 4.11E-64 4.11E-64 5.98E-126 5.98E-126 1.88E-01 8.53E-36 8.53E-36 9.50E-55 9.50E-55 2.14E-107 2.14E-107 2.01E-01 1.49E-30 1.49E-30 1.20E-46 1.20E-46 2.33E-91 2.33E-91 2.15E-01 4.95E-26 4.95E-26 1.14E-39 1.14E-39 1.51E-77 1.51E-77 2.30E-01 3.79E-22 3.79E-22 1.12E-33 1.12E-33 1.06E-65 1.06E-65 2.46E-01 8.04E-19 8.04E-19 1.51E-28 1.51E-28 1.45E-55 1.45E-55 2.63E-01 5.55E-16 5.55E-16 3.58E-24 3.58E-24 6.34E-47 6.34E-47 2.78E-01 1.44E-13 1.44E-13 1.88E-20 1.88E-20 1.41E-39 1.41E-39 2.81E-01 3.92E-12 3.92E-12 3.07E-18 3.07E-18 3.34E-35 3.34E-35 2.82E-01 4.30E-12 4.30E-12 3.54E-18 3.54E-18 4.42E-35 4.42E-35 2.84E-01 4.68E-12 4.68E-12 4.02E-18 4.02E-18 5.68E-35 5.68E-35 2.85E-01 5.10E-14 5.10E-14 4.69E-20 4.69E-20 7.97E-37 7.97E-37 2.89E-01 8.02E-14 8.02E-14 8.70E-20 8.70E-20 2.35E-36 2.35E-36 3.01E-01 2.51E-13 2.51E-13 4.19E-19 4.19E-19 3.75E-35 3.75E-35 3.21E-01 2.35E-11 2.35E-11 3.39E-16 3.39E-16 1.21E-29 1.21E-29 3.43E-01 1.12E-09 1.12E-09 1.00E-13 1.00E-13 5.63E-25 5.63E-25 3.67E-01 3.03E-08 3.03E-08 1.25E-11 1.25E-11 5.00E-21 5.00E-21 3.92E-01 4.96E-07 4.96E-07 7.46E-10 7.46E-10 1.07E-17 1.07E-17 3.94E-01 5.48E-07 5.48E-07 8.61E-10 8.61E-10 1.40E-17 1.40E-17 4.00E-01 9.27E-07 9.27E-07 1.85E-09 1.85E-09 5.90E-17 5.90E-17 4.01E-01 1.07E-06 1.07E-06 2.27E-09 2.27E-09 8.66E-17 8.66E-17 4.04E-01 1.32E-06 1.32E-06 3.09E-09 3.09E-09 1.54E-16 1.54E-16 4.10E-01 2.23E-06 2.23E-06 6.66E-09 6.66E-09 6.47E-16 6.47E-16 4.20E-01 5.28E-06 5.28E-06 2.35E-08 2.35E-08 6.85E-15 6.85E-15 4.48E-01 3.89E-05 3.89E-05 4.28E-07 4.28E-07 1.56E-12 1.56E-12 4.79E-01 2.09E-04 2.09E-04 4.93E-06 4.93E-06 1.49E-10 1.49E-10 5.12E-01 8.59E-04 8.59E-04 3.83E-05 3.83E-05 6.77E-09 6.77E-09 5.48E-01 2.81E-03 2.81E-03 2.13E-04 2.13E-04 1.65E-07 1.65E-07 5.86E-01 7.58E-03 7.58E-03 8.96E-04 8.96E-04 2.38E-06 2.38E-06 6.26E-01 1.74E-02 1.74E-02 2.97E-03 2.97E-03 2.20E-05 2.20E-05 6.69E-01 3.47E-02 3.47E-02 8.06E-03 8.06E-03 1.40E-04 1.40E-04 7.15E-01 6.17E-02 6.17E-02 1.85E-02 1.85E-02 6.49E-04 6.49E-04 7.65E-01 9.97E-02 9.97E-02 3.69E-02 3.69E-02 2.32E-03 2.32E-03 8.18E-01 1.48E-01 1.48E-01 6.53E-02 6.53E-02 6.68E-03 6.68E-03 8.74E-01 2.07E-01 2.07E-01 1.05E-01 1.05E-01 1.60E-02 1.60E-02 9.34E-01 2.72E-01 2.72E-01 1.56E-01 1.56E-01 3.31E-02 3.31E-02 9.99E-01 3.41E-01 3.41E-01 2.15E-01 2.15E-01 6.02E-02 6.02E-02 1.07E+00 4.13E-01 4.13E-01 2.84E-01 2.84E-01 1.00E-01 1.00E-01 1.14E+00 4.84E-01 4.84E-01 3.56E-01 3.56E-01 1.52E-01 1.52E-01 1.22E+00 5.52E-01 5.52E-01 4.30E-01 4.30E-01 2.14E-01 2.14E-01 1.30E+00 6.15E-01 6.15E-01 5.01E-01 5.01E-01 2.83E-01 2.83E-01 1.39E+00 6.71E-01 6.71E-01 5.67E-01 5.67E-01 3.56E-01 3.56E-01 1.49E+00 7.21E-01 7.21E-01 6.29E-01 6.29E-01 4.29E-01 4.29E-01 1.59E+00 7.65E-01 7.65E-01 6.84E-01 6.84E-01 5.00E-01 5.00E-01 1.70E+00 8.03E-01 8.03E-01 7.32E-01 7.32E-01 5.67E-01 5.67E-01 1.80E+00 8.30E-01 8.30E-01 7.68E-01 7.68E-01 6.19E-01 6.19E-01 1.82E+00 8.35E-01 8.35E-01 7.75E-01 7.75E-01 6.29E-01 6.29E-01 1.83E+00 8.37E-01 8.37E-01 7.77E-01 7.77E-01 6.32E-01 6.32E-01 1.84E+00 8.39E-01 8.39E-01 7.79E-01 7.79E-01 6.36E-01 6.36E-01 1.85E+00 7.57E-01 7.57E-01 7.04E-01 7.04E-01 5.76E-01 5.76E-01 1.88E+00 7.64E-01 7.64E-01 7.13E-01 7.13E-01 5.88E-01 5.88E-01 1.95E+00 7.84E-01 7.84E-01 7.37E-01 7.37E-01 6.21E-01 6.21E-01 2.08E+00 8.16E-01 8.16E-01 7.76E-01 7.76E-01 6.75E-01 6.75E-01 2.22E+00 8.46E-01 8.46E-01 8.12E-01 8.12E-01 7.25E-01 7.25E-01 2.38E+00 8.71E-01 8.71E-01 8.43E-01 8.43E-01 7.68E-01 7.68E-01 2.54E+00 8.92E-01 8.92E-01 8.68E-01 8.68E-01 8.05E-01 8.05E-01 2.72E+00 9.10E-01 9.10E-01 8.90E-01 8.90E-01 8.37E-01 8.37E-01 2.90E+00 9.25E-01 9.25E-01 9.08E-01 9.08E-01 8.64E-01 8.64E-01 3.11E+00 9.38E-01 9.38E-01 9.24E-01 9.24E-01 8.87E-01 8.87E-01 3.32E+00 9.48E-01 9.48E-01 9.37E-01 9.37E-01 9.07E-01 9.07E-01 3.55E+00 9.57E-01 9.57E-01 9.48E-01 9.48E-01 9.23E-01 9.23E-01 3.79E+00 9.65E-01 9.65E-01 9.57E-01 9.57E-01 9.37E-01 9.37E-01 4.06E+00 9.71E-01 9.71E-01 9.65E-01 9.65E-01 9.48E-01 9.48E-01 4.33E+00 9.76E-01 9.76E-01 9.71E-01 9.71E-01 9.57E-01 9.57E-01 4.63E+00 9.80E-01 9.80E-01 9.76E-01 9.76E-01 9.65E-01 9.65E-01 4.95E+00 9.84E-01 9.84E-01 9.80E-01 9.80E-01 9.71E-01 9.71E-01 5.30E+00 9.87E-01 9.87E-01 9.84E-01 9.84E-01 9.76E-01 9.76E-01 5.66E+00 9.89E-01 9.89E-01 9.87E-01 9.87E-01 9.80E-01 9.80E-01 6.05E+00 9.91E-01 9.91E-01 9.89E-01 9.89E-01 9.84E-01 9.84E-01 6.47E+00 9.92E-01 9.92E-01 9.91E-01 9.91E-01 9.87E-01 9.87E-01 6.92E+00 9.94E-01 9.94E-01 9.92E-01 9.92E-01 9.89E-01 9.89E-01 7.39E+00 9.95E-01 9.95E-01 9.93E-01 9.93E-01 9.90E-01 9.90E-01 7.90E+00 9.95E-01 9.95E-01 9.94E-01 9.94E-01 9.91E-01 9.91E-01 8.45E+00 9.93E-01 9.93E-01 9.92E-01 9.92E-01 9.90E-01 9.90E-01 9.03E+00 9.88E-01 9.87E-01 9.87E-01 9.86E-01 9.85E-01 9.84E-01 9.65E+00 9.76E-01 9.74E-01 9.75E-01 9.73E-01 9.73E-01 9.72E-01 1.03E+01 9.54E-01 9.51E-01 9.54E-01 9.50E-01 9.52E-01 9.49E-01 1.10E+01 9.21E-01 9.16E-01 9.21E-01 9.15E-01 9.20E-01 9.14E-01 1.18E+01 8.76E-01 8.68E-01 8.76E-01 8.68E-01 8.75E-01 8.67E-01 1.26E+01 8.21E-01 8.10E-01 8.20E-01 8.09E-01 8.20E-01 8.09E-01 1.35E+01 7.57E-01 7.42E-01 7.56E-01 7.42E-01 7.56E-01 7.41E-01 1.44E+01 6.87E-01 6.70E-01 6.87E-01 6.70E-01 6.86E-01 6.69E-01 1.54E+01 6.16E-01 5.96E-01 6.16E-01 5.96E-01 6.15E-01 5.95E-01 1.65E+01 5.45E-01 5.23E-01 5.45E-01 5.23E-01 5.45E-01 5.23E-01 1.76E+01 4.78E-01 4.54E-01 4.78E-01 4.54E-01 4.77E-01 4.53E-01 1.88E+01 4.15E-01 3.90E-01 4.15E-01 3.90E-01 4.15E-01 3.90E-01 2.01E+01 3.58E-01 3.32E-01 3.58E-01 3.32E-01 3.58E-01 3.32E-01 2.15E+01 3.08E-01 2.81E-01 3.08E-01 2.81E-01 3.08E-01 2.81E-01 2.30E+01 2.63E-01 2.36E-01 2.63E-01 2.36E-01 2.63E-01 2.36E-01 2.46E+01 2.25E-01 1.98E-01 2.24E-01 1.98E-01 2.24E-01 1.98E-01 2.63E+01 1.91E-01 1.65E-01 1.91E-01 1.65E-01 1.91E-01 1.65E-01 2.81E+01 1.62E-01 1.36E-01 1.62E-01 1.36E-01 1.62E-01 1.36E-01 3.00E+01 1.38E-01 1.12E-01 1.38E-01 1.12E-01 1.38E-01 1.12E-01 3.21E+01 1.17E-01 9.19E-02 1.17E-01 9.19E-02 1.17E-01 9.18E-02 3.43E+01 9.98E-02 7.53E-02 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