Parameter optimization of a planar BEGe detector using Monte Carlo simulations

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 623, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1014-1019

  Luis R ^a   Bento, J ^a   Carvalhal, G ^a   Nogueira, P ^a   Silva, L ^a   Teles, P ^a   Vaz, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

BEGe detector; Efficiency calibration; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

BEGE DETECTOR; CRYSTAL DIMENSIONS; EFFICIENCY CALIBRATION; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO CODES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION; PENELOPE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTORS; GERMANIUM; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY;

EID: 77958493753     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.08.020     Document Type: Article

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