Charge-sharing observations with a CdTe pixel detector irradiated with a57Co source

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 563, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 177-181

  Maiorino, M ^a   Pellegrini, G ^b   Blanchot, G ^a   Chmeissani, M ^a   Garcia, J ^a   Martinez, R ^b   Lozano, M ^b   Puigdengoles, C ^a   Ullan, M ^b  

^a BARCELONA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE MICROELECTRÓNICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Charge sharing; Medical imaging; X ray detector

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTONS; X RAYS;

CDTE; CHARGE SHARING; IMAGING DEVICES; PHOTON COUNTING; PIXEL DETECTORS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 33745001245     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.01.090     Document Type: Article

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