An ISPA-Camera for Gamma Rays

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 2221-2228

  Puertolas, D ^a   Piedigrossi, D ^a   Pani, R ^b   Leutz, H ^a   Gys, T ^a   de Notaristefani, F ^c   d'Ambrosio, C ^a  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CRYSTALS; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOCATHODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; VACUUM; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

CONTRAST TRANSFER FUNCTION; IMAGING SILICON PIXEL ARRAY; MULTIALKALI PHOTOCATHODE; PARTICLE TRACKING; POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATING FIBER; YTTRIUM ALUMINATE;

CAMERAS;

EID: 0029545719     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: 15581578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.489418     Document Type: Article

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