Detection of gamma ray polarization using a 3-D position-sensitive CdZnTe detector

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1160-1164

  Xu, Dan ^a,b   He, Zhong ^a,b   Zhang, Feng ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Compton scattering; Gamma ray polarization 3 d position sensitive cdznte detector

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; AZIMUTHAL ANGLE; COMPTON SCATTERING; GAMMA RAY POLARIZATION 3D POSITION SENSITIVE CDZNTE DETECTOR;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION; RADIATION DETECTORS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 27644475957     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2005.852703     Document Type: Article

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