3D modeling of Cd(Zn)Te detectors for the Simbol-X space mission

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5501, Issue , 2004, Pages 412-422

  Dirks, B P F ^a   Limousin, O ^a   Ferrando, P ^a   Chipaux, R ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

3 D detector modeling; Astrophysics; Cd(Zn)Te; CdTe; GEANT4; Pixels; Radiation detector

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CRYSTALS; DETECTORS; GAMMA RAYS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SATELLITES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPACE RESEARCH;

ANGULAR RESOLUTION; HIGH ENERGY SPECTRO-IMAGER; PHOTON INTERACTION; X-RAY MIRRORS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 10844294203     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.584936     Document Type: Conference Paper

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