Development of backgammon-type multiwire proportional counters for the detection of x rays

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Kimpton, J A ^a   Kinnane, M N ^a   Chantler, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTODETECTORS; PHOTONS; X RAYS;

EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL SPECTROSCOPY; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL COUNTER (MWPC); X RAY PHOTONS;

RADIATION COUNTERS;

EID: 33747821058     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2237760     Document Type: Article

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