A detector for low-energy (few hundred eV-20 keV) X-rays in the presence of a high background of high-energy X-rays

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 437, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 432-438

  Mendenhall, M H ^a   Carroll, F E ^b   Waters, J W ^a   Traeger, R H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

High energy X ray background; X ray detection

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CALORIMETERS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; INFRARED RADIATION; X RAYS;

ALUMINUM ABSORBERS; COMPTON BACKSCATTERING; HIGH ENERGY X RAY BACKGROUND; MONOCHROMATIC X RAYS; THIN SILICON SURFACE BARRIER DETECTOR; X RAY DETECTION;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 0342322828     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00785-8     Document Type: Article

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