The effect of Te precipitates on characteristics of CdZnTe detectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6319, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bolotnikov, A E ^a   Black, M ^c   Camarda, G S ^a   Carini, G A ^a   Cui, Y ^a   Kohman, K T ^a,b   Li, L ^c   Salomon, M B ^a   James, R B ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Yinnel Tech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CdZnTe; Gamma ray detectors; Te precipitates

Indexed keywords

CDZNTE; CZT CRYSTALS; GAMMA RAY DETECTORS; TE PRECIPITATION;

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; DEGRADATION; GAMMA RAYS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TELLURIUM;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 33750714037     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.682715     Document Type: Conference Paper

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