Approaching the theoretical x-ray sensitivity with HgI2 direct detection image sensors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4682, Issue , 2002, Pages 414-422

  Street, Robert A ^a   Ready, Steve E ^a   Melekhov, L ^b   Ho, Jackson ^a   Zuck, Asaf ^b   Breen, Barry ^b  

^a PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Real Time Radiography   (Israel)

Author keywords

Direct detection; Mercuric iodide

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRONS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PHOTOIONIZATION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

X-RAY IMAGERS; X-RAY SENSITIVITY;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 0036032147     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.465584     Document Type: Article

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