Imaging performance of a large-area Silicon Drift Detector for X-ray astronomy

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

Volumn 633, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-30

  Campana, R ^a,b   Zampa, G ^c   Feroci, M ^a,b   Vacchi, A ^c   Bonvicini, V ^c   Del Monte, E ^a,b   Evangelista, Y ^a,b   Fuschino, F ^d   Labanti, C ^d   Marisaldi, M ^d   Muleri, F ^a   Pacciani, L ^a,b   Rapisarda, M ^a,b,e   Rashevsky, A ^c   Rubini, A ^a,b   Soffitta, P ^a   Zampa, N ^c   Baldazzi, G ^f   Costa, E ^a   Donnarumma, I ^a   Grassi, M ^g   Lazzarotto, F ^a   Malcovati, P ^g   Mastropietro, M ^h   Morelli, E ^d   Picolli, L ^g   more..

^a INAF IASF ROMA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e ENEA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^h CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

High Energy Astrophysics; Silicon Drift Detectors; X rays

Indexed keywords

CHARGE DIFFUSION; DRIFT DIRECTION; ENERGY RANGES; HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS; IMAGING CAPABILITIES; IMAGING PERFORMANCE; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PARTICLE TRACKING; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; PHOTON ENERGY; POSITION RESOLUTION; POSITION SENSITIVE; SILICON DRIFT DETECTOR; SILICON DRIFT DETECTORS; SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERISTICS; X-RAY ASTRONOMY; XRAY IMAGING;

ASTROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTORS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; X RAYS;

SILICON DETECTORS;

EID: 79951810236     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.12.237     Document Type: Article

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