Development of low noise, back-side illuminated silicon photodiode arrays

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3 PART 1, 1997, Pages 443-447

  Holland, S E ^a,b   Wang, N W ^a,b   Moses, W W ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001323203     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.603687     Document Type: Article

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