Characterization of a single photon counting pixel system for imaging of low-contrast objects

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

Volumn 458, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 352-359

  Mikulec, B ^a,b   Campbell, M ^a   Dipasquale, G ^c   Schwarz, C ^d   Watt, J ^e  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PHOTONS; RADIOGRAPHY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

PIXEL DETECTORS;

RADIATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0035251318     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(00)01037-8     Document Type: Article

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