Low-noise amplification of γ-ray detector signals in hostile environments

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1744-1748

  Pullia, A ^a   Zocca, F ^a   Cattadori, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Charge preamplifier; Digital filtering; Gamma ray spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHARGE PREAMPLIFIER; DIGITAL FILTERING; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH PURITY GERMANIUM; LOW-NOISE AMPLIFICATION;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); DIGITAL FILTERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TRACKING (POSITION); TRANSISTORS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 33746346726     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2006.874886     Document Type: Article

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