Neutron detector based on timepix pixel device with micrometer spatial resolution

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7449, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Jakubek, Jan ^a   Pospisil, Stanislav ^a   Uher, Josef ^a,b  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medipix; Neutron detection; Neutron imaging; Pixel detector; Timepix

Indexed keywords

MEDIPIX; NEUTRON DETECTION; NEUTRON IMAGING; PIXEL DETECTOR; TIMEPIX;

CHARGED PARTICLES; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRONS; PIXELS; READOUT SYSTEMS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 71449106325     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.830075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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