Improvement of SOI microdosimeter performance using pulse-shape discrimination techniques

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 I, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2805-2809

  Cornelius, Iwan ^a   Rosenfeld, Anatoly ^a   Siegele, Rainer ^b   Cohen, David D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Physics Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microdosimetry; Pulse shape discrimination

Indexed keywords

IONS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; RADIATION DAMAGE; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE PROBES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

PULSE-SHAPE DISCRIMINATION;

DOSIMETERS;

EID: 0036952412     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.805411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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