ORTEC R Series

Ruggedized silicon surface-barrier detectors

ORTEC R Series comprises 49 models (ruggedized silicon surface-barrier detectors). The models differ in active area, depletion depth and warranted resolution, among other things – compare them in the model table.

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Models

49 models in the series. Filter or scroll the table to compare.

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ModelDetector type1Minimum active area2Minimum depletion depth2MountSEE-NO-ALPHA3Resolution warranty3Alpha Suite compatibility2Guaranteed maximum alpha resolution2Resolution measurement conditions3Resolution measurement and warranty temperature4Bias polarity4Ordering mountsResolution reference geometry4
BR-SNA-300-100Low-background Ruggedized R Series detector≥300 mm²≥100 µmB: rear Microdot3Noise checked without exposure to an alpha source before shipmentManufacturer warrants resolution; no numerical model value is stated in the SNA tableGuaranteed for this B mount––––––
BR-SNA-450-100Low-background Ruggedized R Series detector≥450 mm²≥100 µmB: rear Microdot3Noise checked without exposure to an alpha source before shipmentManufacturer warrants resolution; no numerical model value is stated in the SNA tableGuaranteed for this B mount––––––
BR-SNA-600-100Low-background Ruggedized R Series detector≥600 mm²≥100 µmB: rear Microdot3Noise checked without exposure to an alpha source before shipmentManufacturer warrants resolution; no numerical model value is stated in the SNA tableGuaranteed for this B mount––––––
BR-SNA-900-100Low-background Ruggedized R Series detector≥900 mm²≥100 µmB: rear Microdot3Noise checked without exposure to an alpha source before shipmentManufacturer warrants resolution; no numerical model value is stated in the SNA tableGuaranteed for this B mount––––––
R-015-050-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥50 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤15 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-015-050-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥50 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤15 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-015-050-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥50 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤15 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-016-150-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥150 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤16 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-016-150-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥150 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤16 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-016-150-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥150 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤16 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-017-050-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥50 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤17 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-017-050-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥50 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤17 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-017-050-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥50 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤17 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-018-150-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥150 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤18 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-019-150-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥150 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤19 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-019-150-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥150 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤19 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-019-300-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥300 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤19 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-019-300-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥300 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤19 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-019-300-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥300 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤19 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-020-450-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥450 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤20 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-020-450-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥450 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤20 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-020-450-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥450 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤20 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-021-300-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥300 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤21 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-021-300-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥300 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤21 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-021-300-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥300 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤21 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-024-450-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥450 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤24 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-024-450-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥450 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤24 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-024-450-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥450 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤24 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-025-600-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥600 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤25 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-025-600-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥600 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤25 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-025-600-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥600 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤25 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-030-900-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥900 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤30 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B or C (no T mount listed for 900 mm²); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified3Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-030-900-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥900 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤30 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B or C (no T mount listed for 900 mm²); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified3Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-030-900-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥900 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤30 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B or C (no T mount listed for 900 mm²); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified3Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-033-600-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥600 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤33 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-033-600-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥600 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤33 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-033-600-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥600 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤33 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B, C or T (closed back); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified2Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-040-900-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥900 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤40 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B or C (no T mount listed for 900 mm²); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified3Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-040-900-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥900 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤40 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B or C (no T mount listed for 900 mm²); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified3Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-050-2000-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥2000 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤50 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeB or C (no A or T mount listed for 2000 mm²); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified3Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-050-2000-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥2000 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤50 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeB or C (no A or T mount listed for 2000 mm²); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified3Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-050-2000-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥2000 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤50 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeB or C (no A or T mount listed for 2000 mm²); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified3Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-053-900-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥900 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤53 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeA, B or C (no T mount listed for 900 mm²); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified3Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-060-2000-100Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥2000 mm²≥100 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤60 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeB or C (no A or T mount listed for 2000 mm²); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified3Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-060-2000-300Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥2000 mm²≥300 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤60 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeB or C (no A or T mount listed for 2000 mm²); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified3Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
R-080-2000-500Ruggedized silicon surface barrier, partially depleted≥2000 mm²≥500 µm–––Requires an approved special for Alpha Suite compatibility and warranted system specifications≤80 keV FWHM²⁴¹Am 5.486 MeV alphas; standard ORTEC electronics; 0.5 µs shaping time constants21 ±1 °CNegativeB or C (no A or T mount listed for 2000 mm²); supplied in B mount unless otherwise specified3Thin-window point source; distance at least 2 times the detector diameter
TR-SNA-300-100Low-background Ruggedized R Series detector≥300 mm²≥100 µmT: side Microdot, closed back2Noise checked without exposure to an alpha source before shipmentManufacturer warrants resolution; no numerical model value is stated in the SNA tableRequires an approved special; T mount is not the guaranteed B configuration––––––
TR-SNA-450-100Low-background Ruggedized R Series detector≥450 mm²≥100 µmT: side Microdot, closed back2Noise checked without exposure to an alpha source before shipmentManufacturer warrants resolution; no numerical model value is stated in the SNA tableRequires an approved special; T mount is not the guaranteed B configuration––––––
TR-SNA-600-100Low-background Ruggedized R Series detector≥600 mm²≥100 µmT: side Microdot, closed back2Noise checked without exposure to an alpha source before shipmentManufacturer warrants resolution; no numerical model value is stated in the SNA tableRequires an approved special; T mount is not the guaranteed B configuration––––––

Documents

Sources

The number after each value refers to the source listed below. Values are as published by the manufacturer; the exact configuration is always confirmed in our quotation.

  1. 1
    Publisher: ORTEC (AMETEK)Product page 'Ordering Information – Low Background "See No Alpha" for Alpha Spectrometers'; page heading Checked 2026-10-16
  2. 2
    Publisher: ORTEC (AMETEK)Product catalogue PDF p. 8 (printed p. 5), table 'Low-Background ("SEE-NO-ALPHA") R Series'; PDF p. 11: area digits = minimum active area; PDF p. 8 (printed p. 5), table 'Low-Background ("SEE-NO-ALPHA") R Series'; PDF p. 11 (printed p. 8), 'Ordering Information' note; PDF p. 8 (printed p. 5), table 'R Series Ruggedized Partially Depleted Silicon Detectors', Active Area column; PDF p. 11 … Checked 2026-10-16
  3. 3
    Publisher: ORTEC (AMETEK)Brochure p. 2, 'Mounting Arrangements'; p. 1, '"SEE-NO-ALPHA" R Series'; p. 1, '"SEE-NO-ALPHA" R Series' text and SNA table (area and model only); p. 1, footnote ** under the R Series ordering table … Checked 2026-10-16
  4. 4
    Publisher: ORTEC (AMETEK)Application note PDF p. 8, 'Test Data and General Information – Alpha Resolution'; PDF p. 4, 'Alpha Spectroscopy'; PDF p. 3, 'Energy Resolution and Noise' Checked 2026-10-16
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