Characterization of a pixelated Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride detector for astrophysical application

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5165, Issue , 2004, Pages 45-53

  Gaskin, Jessica A ^a   Sharma, Dharma P ^b   Ramsey, Brian D ^b   Mitchell, Shannon ^c   Seller, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Natl Space Sci/Technology Center   (United States)

^c Elkmont High School   (United States)

^d RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CdZnTe; Pixel Charge Sharing; X ray Detectors

Indexed keywords

CDZNTE; PIXEL CHARGE SHARING; X RAY DETECTORS;

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SPACE TELESCOPES; X RAYS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 1942423178     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.506369     Document Type: Conference Paper

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