A multi-channel ASIC for the readout of the HICAM Gamma Camera

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1810-1814

  Gola, A ^a,b   Bombelli, L ^a,b   Fiorini, C ^a,b   Frizzi, T ^a,b   Membretti, G ^a,b   Nava, R ^a,b   Peloso, R ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER CAMERA; DECAY TIME CONSTANT; DIRECT CONVERSION; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; GAIN STAGES; GAMMA CAMERAS; GAUSSIAN; HIGH ORDER; HIGH RESOLUTION; HUMAN PATIENTS; LOW NOISE; LOW NOISE PREAMPLIFIERS; MULTI-CHANNEL; PARALLEL NOISE; SHAPING AMPLIFIER; SILICON DRIFT DETECTOR;

CAMERAS; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; IMAGE SENSORS; LUMINESCENCE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAL DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SILICON DETECTORS;

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 67649231337     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4774744     Document Type: Conference Paper

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