Evaluation of a cadmium-zinc-telluride focal plane detector for hard X-ray astronomy

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 731-732

  Gaskin, J A ^a   Sharma, D ^b   Ramsey, B ^b   Seller, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; ZINC;

ASTRONOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC FIELD; EVALUATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; SPECTRUM; X RAY;

EID: 4344598084     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.04.081     Document Type: Conference Paper

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