Performances of a silicon drift chamber as fast scintillator photodetector for gamma-ray spectroscopy

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3 PART 1, 1998, Pages 483-486

  Fiorini, C ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DESIGN; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA RAYS; OXIDES;

FAST SCINTILLATOR PHOTODETECTOR; GAMMA RAY SPECTROSCOPY; SILICON DRIFT CHAMBER;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0032097938     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.682431     Document Type: Article

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