Spectroscopy, imaging and compton-scatter polarimetry with a germanium strip detector

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3 PART 2, 1996, Pages 1467-1471

  Inderhees, S E ^a   Phlips, B F ^a   Kroeger, R A ^b   Johnson, W N ^b   Kinzer, R L ^b   Kurfess, J D ^b   Graham, B ^c   Gehrels, N ^d  

^a University of Space Research Association   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE BEAMS; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM; SPECTROSCOPY; TELESCOPES;

COMPTON SCATTERING; GERMANIUM STRIP DETECTORS; PHOTOPEAK EFFICIENCIES; PIXEL INTERACTIONS; POLARIMETRY;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0030166310     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.507085     Document Type: Article

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