Simulation of charge transport in CdZnTe pixel detectors

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2000, Pages

  Mathieson, K ^a   Bates, R L ^a   O'Shea, V ^a   Passmore, M S ^a   Rahman, M ^a   Smith, K M ^a   Valpas, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxford Instruments Analytical Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INDUCTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE; X RAYS;

CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDE; ELECTRICAL SIMULATIONS; INDUCTANCE VOLTAGE CURVES; PIXEL DETECTORS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0034593694     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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