Characterization of CMOS solid-state photomultiplier for a digital radiation rate meter

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 918-922

  Stapels, C J ^a,b   Augustine, F L ^a,c   Squillante, M R ^b   Christian, J F ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES INC   (United States)

^c Augustine Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOLOGY; SCINTILLATION;

DIGITAL RADIATION; PHOTON COUNTING DETECTORS; PHOTON INTENSITY;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 38649118235     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.355996     Document Type: Conference Paper

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