The fast neutron response of 4H silicon carbide semiconductor radiation detectors

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1666-1670

  Ruddy, Frank H ^b   Dulloo, Abdul R ^a,b   Seidel, John G ^b   Das, Mrinal K ^c   Ryu, Sei Hyung ^c   Agarwal, Anant K ^c  

^a IEEE

^b WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^c Arkansas Power Electronics International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Neutron spectroscopy; Radiation detection; Silicon carbide

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SPECTROMETRY APPLICATIONS; NEUTRON SPECTROSCOPY; RADIATION DETECTION;

FISSION REACTIONS; FUSION REACTIONS; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SPECTROMETRY;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 33746345591     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.875151     Document Type: Article

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