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[39.10] Potential of Si PIN diodes for a large area X-ray timing instrument

D. Barret (CESR, Toulouse)

I will describe the current performance of Silicon PIN diodes used for X-ray timing and spectroscopy. An array of large area Si diodes was proposed as the main X-ray detector of the Experiment for X-ray Timing and Relativistic Astrophysics (EXTRA). I will describe the EXTRA detector concept.