Temporal response of CZT detectors under intense irradiation

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4 II, 2003, Pages 1031-1035

  Du, Yanfeng ^a   LeBlanc, James ^a   Possin, George E ^a   Yanoff, Brian D ^a   Bogdanovich, Snezana ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

CdZnTe detector; Medical imaging; Polarization; Temporal response

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IRRADIATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; POLARIZATION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

TEMPORAL RESPONSE;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0042427352     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2003.815348     Document Type: Conference Paper

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