High spatial resolution gamma imaging detector based on a 5″ diameter r3292 hamamatsu pspmt

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3 PART 1, 1998, Pages 487-491

  Wojcik, R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FACILITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; READOUT SYSTEMS;

CRYSTAL SCINTILLATOR ARRAYS; HIGH RESOLUTION GAMMA RAY DETECTORS; POSITION SENSITIVE PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES; READOUT CHANNELS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0032100078     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.682432     Document Type: Article

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16. The GSO pixels were acquired from Marubeni Specialty Chemical Inc., 10 Bank Street, Suite 740, White Plains, NY 10606.
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