The measurement of the presampled MTF of a high spatial resolution neutron imaging system

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

Volumn 582, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 621-628

  Cao, Raymond Lei ^a   Biegalski, Steven R ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge method; MCP neutron detector; Neutron imaging; Presampled MTF; Spatial resolution

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRONS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SCINTILLATION; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

EDGE METHOD; HANN WINDOW; MCP NEUTRON DETECTOR; NEUTRON IMAGING; PRESAMPLED MTF; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 35448956043     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.08.213     Document Type: Article

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