A fast, convenient, X-ray detector

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 400, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 124-132

  Baron, A Q R ^a,b   Ruffer R ^b   Metge, J ^b  

^a SPring 8 ^*  (Japan)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

Avalanche diode; Fast X ray detector

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; AVALANCHE DIODES; BANDWIDTH; CYCLOTRON RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; RADIATION DETECTORS;

X RAY DETECTORS;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 0031271993     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)00936-4     Document Type: Article

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