X- and gamma-ray detection with a silicon drift detector coupled to a CsI(Tl) scintillator operated with pulse shape discrimination technique

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 52, Issue 5 III, 2005, Pages 1842-1848

  Marisaldi, M ^a   Labanti, C ^a   Soltau, H ^b   Fiorini, C ^c   Longoni, A ^c   Perotti, F ^d  

^a OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b PNSENSOR GMBH   (Germany)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d INAF IASF MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gamma ray detectors; Pulse shape discrimination; Scintillation detectors; Silicon drift detectors; X ray detectors

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORS; PHOTONS; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

GAMMA RAY DETECTORS; PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION; SILICON DRIFT DETECTORS; X RAY DETECTORS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 29144441451     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2005.856615     Document Type: Article

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