CdZnTe semiconductor parallel strip frisch grid radiation detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3 PART 1, 1998, Pages 443-449

  McGregor, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRONS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

ELECTRON MOBILITY; ENERGY RESOLUTION; FREE CHARGE CARRIER; PARALLEL STRIP FRISCH GRID RADIATION DETECTOR; SURFACE LEAKAGE CURRENT;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0032097390     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.682424     Document Type: Article

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