Multilayer electroluminescence camera: Concept and monte carlo study

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3 PART 4, 1998, Pages 1646-1655

  Bolozdynya, Alexander I ^b   Morgunov, Vasiliy L ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (Russian Federation)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Compton scattering; Electroluminescence; Gamma ray detectors; Gas detectors; Imaging; Optical fibers; Photodetectors

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RAYS; GAS DETECTORS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LUMINESCENT DEVICES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTODETECTORS; QUANTUM THEORY;

COMPTON SCATTERING; GAMMA RAY DETECTORS; MULTILAYER ELECTROLUMINESCENCE CAMERA; PHOTODETECTOR ARRAYS;

CAMERAS;

EID: 0032097916     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.685287     Document Type: Article

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