energy_pair_inf

optika.sensors.energy_pair_inf(temperature=<Quantity 300. K>)

The asymptotic electron-hole pair production energy in silicon given by Ramanathan and Kurinsky [2020].

Parameters:

temperature (Quantity | ScalarArray) – The temperature of the silicon.

Return type:

ScalarArray

Notes

Ramanathan and Kurinsky [2020] gives the mean pair production energy as

\[\epsilon_{eh} = 1.7 E_g + 0.084 A + 1.3,\]

where \(E_g\) is the bandgap energy of silicon calculated using energy_bandgap() and \(A = 5.2 \, \text{eV}^2\).