Silicon photodiodes as the VUV photosensor in gas proportional scintillation counters

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3 PART 2, 2000, Pages 928-932

  Lopes, J A M ^a   Dos Santos, J M F ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; READOUT SYSTEMS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

CHARGE MULTIPLICATION; GAS PROPORTIONAL SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOSENSOR;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 0034206975     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.856720     Document Type: Article

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