Energy nonlinearity in radiation detection materials: Causes and consequences

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

Volumn 570, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-83

  Jaffe, J E ^a   Jordan, D V ^a   Peurrung, A J ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonproportionality; Radiation detector; Scintillator; Semiconductor

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; GAMMA RAYS; GAS DETECTORS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOSPHORS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ENERGY NONLINEARITY; GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; NONLINEAR RESPONSES; NONPROPORTIONALITY;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 33845464330     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2006.09.097     Document Type: Article

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