Full-energy absorption of x-ray energies near the Xe L- and K-photoionization thresholds in xenon gas detectors: Simulation and experimental results

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2742-2753

  Dias, T H V T ^a   Dos Santos, J M F ^a   Rachinhas, P J B M ^a   Santos, F P ^a   Conde, C A N ^a   Stauffer, A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0001098927     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.366105     Document Type: Article

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