HORUS, an HPAD X-ray detector simulation program

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Potdevin, G ^a   Trunk, U ^a   Graafsma, H ^a  

^a DESY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Charge transport; Detector modelling and simulations II (electric fields; Electron emission; Etc); Instrumentation for FEL; Detector modelling and simulations I (interaction of radiation with matter; Multiplication and induction; Pulse formation

Indexed keywords

DETECTIVE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; DETECTOR PERFORMANCE; ELECTRONIC PROCESS; MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; MULTIPLICATION AND INDUCTION; PULSE FORMATION; SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT; WORKING MECHANISMS;

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON EMISSION; PARTICLE DETECTORS; TOOLS; X RAY APPARATUS; X RAYS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 70449434914     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/4/09/P09010     Document Type: Article

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