The performance effects of crystal boundaries in cadmium zinc telluride radiation spectrometers

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4 PART 1, 2000, Pages 1353-1359

  Brunett, B A ^a   Van Scyoc, J M ^a   Hilton, N R ^a   Lund, J C ^a   James, R B ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DEGRADATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES;

CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE (CZT) SPECTROMETERS; HIGH PRESSURE BRIDGMAN (HPB) GROWTH; RADIATION SPECTROMETERS;

SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0034245118     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.872977     Document Type: Article

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