Induced radioactive continuum background in the integral spectrometer (SPI) germanium detectors

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 455, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 545-553

  Diallo, N ^a   Jean, P ^b   Legrain, R ^a   Cordier, B ^a   Vedrenne, G ^b   Kandel, B ^b   Salassi Sennou, S ^c  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; GERMANIUM; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PROTONS;

GERMANIUM DETECTORS; PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0034512165     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00539-8     Document Type: Article

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