High spatial and energy resolution gamma imaging based on LaBr3(Ce) continuous crystals

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1763-1771

  Pani, R ^a   Vittorini, F ^a   Pellegrini, R ^a   Bennati, P ^b   Cinti, M N ^a   Mattioli, M ^a   Scafe R ^e   Lo Meo, S ^a   Navarria, F ^a   Moschini, G ^c   Boccaccio, P ^d   Orsolini Cencelli, V ^a   De Notaristefani, F ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI LEGNARO   (Italy)

^e ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST VALUE; CONTINUOUS CRYSTAL; DETECTOR CONFIGURATION; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAMMA CAMERAS; GAMMA IMAGING; GAMMA-RAY IMAGING; GEANT4 CODE; GLASS WINDOWS; HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; IMAGERS; INTRINSIC ENERGY RESOLUTION; LIGHT DISTRIBUTION; LIGHT YIELD; MEAN VALUES; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NEW POSITION; NON-LINEARITY; PHOTO MULTIPLIER TUBE; PIXEL SIZE; POINT SOURCES; SCINTILLATION CRYSTALS; SCINTILLATION LIGHT; SIMULATED DATA; SMALL SIZE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS; SUBMILLIMETER;

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LINEARIZATION; LUMINESCENCE; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TECHNETIUM; TWO DIMENSIONAL; X RAY CAMERAS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 67649183560     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4775116     Document Type: Conference Paper

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