Performance of a chip for hybrid pixel detectors with two counters for X-ray imaging

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

Volumn 531, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 215-220

  Edling, F ^a   Bingefors, N ^a   Brenner, R ^a   Del Risco Norrlid, L ^a   Fransson, K ^b   Gustafsson, L ^a   Ronnqvist C ^a,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Scanditronix Wellhöfer AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Photon counting; Pixel detector; Semiconductor detector; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL COUNTERS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PHOTONS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON SENSORS; X RAYS;

PHOTON COUNTING; PIXEL DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR SENSORS; X RAY IMAGING;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 4544319145     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2004.06.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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