Study of the homogeneity of CdTe-THM monolithic nuclear detector arrays: The role of electron lifetime and leakage current

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 II, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1254-1257

  Zumbiehl, A ^a   Hage Ali, M ^a   Ayoub, M ^a   Regal, R ^a   Koebel, J M ^a   Siffert, P ^a  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

CdTe; Detector array; Homogeneity; Leakage current; Matrix; Mu tau product; Pixel

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; INTERPOLATION; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

COUNTING RATE EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON LIFETIME; ENERGY RESOLUTION; HOMOGENEITY; MONOLITHIC NUCLEAR DETECTOR ARRAYS; MU-TAU PRODUCT; PIXEL; TRAVELING HEATER METHOD;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0036624380     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.1039647     Document Type: Article

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