Metallized and oxidized silicon macropore arrays filled with a scintillator for CCD-based X-ray imaging detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3 III, 2004, Pages 1001-1005

  Badel, X ^a   Linnros, J ^a   Kleimann, P ^b   Norlin, B ^c   Koskiahde, E ^d   Valpas, K ^d   Nenonen, S ^d   Petersson, C S ^a   Frojdh C ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Oxford Instruments Analytical Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

CsI(TI); Pixellated detectors; Scintillating wave guides; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

CESIUM COMPOUNDS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; METALLIZING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOSPHORS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SILICON; X RAYS;

CSI(TL); PIXELLATED DETECTORS; SCINTILLATING WAVEGUIDES; X-RAY IMAGING;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES;

EID: 3342928886     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.829579     Document Type: Conference Paper

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