Thin- and thick-film real-time gamma radiation detectors

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 574-580

  Arshak, Khalil ^a   Korostynska, Olga ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Microelectronic and Semiconductor Research Group   (Ireland)

^c Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT Ireland Ltd)   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Electrical and optical properties; Gamma radiation; Metal oxides; Thin and thick films

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; INTERDIGITED ELECTRODES; METAL OXIDES; THICK AND THIN FILMS;

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GAMMA RAYS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 23844458640     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2005.850992     Document Type: Article

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