Theoretical and experimental sensitivity to X-rays of single and polycrystalline HgI2 compared with different single-crystal detectors

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

Volumn 458, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 41-46

  Schieber, M ^a,b   Hermon, H ^b   Zuck, A ^a   Vilensky, A ^b   Melekhov, L ^a   Shatunovsky, R ^b   Meerson, E ^b   Saado, H ^a,b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b 91487   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; X RAYS;

CURRENT MODE DETECTORS; MERCURY IODIDE; X RAY DETECTORS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0035251032     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00849-4     Document Type: Article

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