Influence of optical gaps on signal and noise properties of luminescent screen x-ray detectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5368, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 221-225

  Koch, Andreas ^a  

^a Thales Electron Devices ^*

Author keywords

Detective quantum efficiency; Luminescent screen; Modulation transfer function; Noise transfer; Swank factor; X ray detection

Indexed keywords

LUMINESCENCE; MODULATION; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PHOSPHORS; PHOTODIODES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SCATTERING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; X RAYS;

LUMINESCENT SCREEN; OPTICAL GAPS; QUANTUM NOISE; SWANK FACTOR;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 3042555150     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.537288     Document Type: Conference Paper

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