Active pixel matrix for x-ray satellite missions

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 47, Issue , 2000, Pages 1421-1425

  Holl, P ^a   Fischer, P ^b   Klein, P ^c   Lutz, G ^d   Neeser, W ^b   Struder L ^e   Wermes, N ^b  

^a KETEK GMBH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PHOTONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIATION DETECTORS; SATELLITES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

DEPLETED FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS (DEPFET); X RAY SATELLITES MISSIONS;

X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0034244991     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.872989     Document Type: Article

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