Investigation of gso, lso and yso scintillators using reverse avalanche photodiodes

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3 PART 1, 1998, Pages 478-482

  Lecomte, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; CRYSTALS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; GAMMA RAYS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDES; PHOTODIODES; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ENERGY RESOLUTION; HIGH LUMINOSITY SCINTILLATORS; REVERSE AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES;

PHOSPHORS;

EID: 0032097391     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.682430     Document Type: Article

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