Position and energy resolution of a new gamma-ray detector based on a single CsI(Tl) scintillator coupled to a silicon drift chamber array

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4 PART 1, 1999, Pages 858-864

  Fiorini, C ^a   Perotti, F ^a   Labanti, C ^a   Longoni, A ^a   Rossi, E ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA RADIOGRAPHY; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PHOSPHORS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SILICON SENSORS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

CESIUM IODIDE; GAMMA RAY DETECTORS;

DRIFT CHAMBERS;

EID: 0033329036     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.790692     Document Type: Article

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