Novel, photon counting detectors for x-ray diffraction applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4784, Issue , 2003, Pages 358-364

  Diawara, Y ^a   Khazins, D ^a   Medved, S ^a   Becker, B ^a   Durst, R D ^a   Thorson, T ^a  

^a BRUKER AXS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Photon counting; Sealed gaseous detector; X ray detector; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; PHOTONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COUNTING RATES; GAS GAIN; GASEOUS DETECTORS; PHOTON COUNTING; PHOTON COUNTING DETECTORS;

X RAY DETECTORS;

EID: 1842754134     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.451163     Document Type: Conference Paper

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