Scintillator light yield nonproportionality: Calculating photon response using measured electron response

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3 PART 1, 1997, Pages 509-516

  Rooney, B D ^a   Valentine, J D ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

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EID: 0000029544     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.603702     Document Type: Article

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