An integrated photosensor readout for gas proportional scintillation counters

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3 PART 1, 1997, Pages 517-520

  Lopes, J A M ^a,b   Dos Santos, J M F ^b   Conde, C A N ^b   Morgado, R E ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0001119361     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.603703     Document Type: Article

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