Detection of photoabsorption point with capillary imaging gas proportional counter

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 IV, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1560-1565

  Sakurai, H ^a   Gunji, S ^a   Tokanai, F ^a,b   Inoue, Y ^a   Maeda, T ^a   Masuda, T ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; X RAYS;

CAPILLARY IMAGING GAS PROPORTIONAL COUNTER; PHOTOABSORPTION;

RADIATION COUNTERS;

EID: 0036624654     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.1039700     Document Type: Article

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