CdZnTe semiconductor detectors for spectroscopic X-ray imaging

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 572-582

  Szeles, Csaba ^b   Soldner, Stephen A ^a,b   Vydrin, Steve ^b   Graves, Jesse ^b   Bale, Derek S ^b  

^a IEEE

^b II VI Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium compounds; Semiconductor radiation detectors; X ray detectors; X ray image sensors

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; DETECTORS; IMAGE SENSORS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

SEMICONDUCTOR RADIATION DETECTORS; X-RAY DETECTORS; X-RAY IMAGE SENSORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 39049113885     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2007.914034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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