Investigation of a new readout scheme for high resolution scintillation crystal arrays using photodiodes

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3 PART 2, 1997, Pages 1208-1213

  Levin, Craig S ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000103809     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.596989     Document Type: Article

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