Semi-insulating bulk GaAs thermal neutron imaging arrays

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3 PART 2, 1996, Pages 1357-1364

  McGregor, D S ^a   Lindsay, J T ^b   Brannon, C C ^b   Olsen, R W ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; BORON; CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; GAMMA RAYS; LITHIUM; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOISOTOPES; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; THERMAL NEUTRON FLUENCE; THERMAL NEUTRON IMAGING ARRAYS; THERMAL NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030173126     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.507065     Document Type: Article

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