CdTe detector use for PIXE characterization of TbCoFe thin films

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 268, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 2010-2014

  Chaves, P C ^a,b,c   Taborda, A ^a,b   Barradas, N P ^a,d   Reis, M A ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^d CENTRO DE FÍSICA NUCLEAR DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CdTe detectors; Microcalorimeter; PIXE analysis; TbCoFe

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CALORIMETERS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAMMA RAYS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL DETECTORS; STARS; TERNARY ALLOYS; THIN FILMS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

CDTE DETECTOR; ENERGY RANGES; MICROCALORIMETER; OXFORD INSTRUMENTS; PIXE ANALYSIS; SI DETECTORS; SI SUBSTRATES; TBCOFE;

X RAY DETECTORS;

EID: 77953130995     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2010.02.120     Document Type: Article

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