Development of prototype pixellated PIN CdZnTe detectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3446, Issue , 1998, Pages 218-227

  Narita, T ^a   Bloser, P ^a   Grindlay, J ^a   Sudharsanan, R ^a   Reiche, C ^a   Stenstrom, C ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

CdZnTe; Hard X ray imaging; MSM; PIN; Pixellatedimaging detectors

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ENERGY GAP; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL DESIGN; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAYS;

ASIC-BASED READOUT SYSTEM; CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE; DETECTOR READOUT SYSTEM; ENERGY RESPONSE; HARD X RAY IMAGING; IMAGING ARRAY; PIXELLATED DETECTORS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0032404556     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.312894     Document Type: Conference Paper

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