A novel γ-ray imaging method for the pulse-shape characterization of position sensitive semiconductor radiation detectors

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

Volumn 643, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-88

  Domingo Pardo, C ^a,c   Goel, N ^a   Engert, T ^a   Gerl, J ^a   Kojouharov, I ^a   Schaffner, H ^a   Didierjean, F ^b   Duchene G ^b   Sigward, M H ^b  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b CENTRE DE CALCUL DE L INSTITUT NATIONAL DE PHYSIQUE NUCLEAIRE ET DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^c INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA CORPUSCULAR IFIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

detector; Pulse shape analysis; Semiconductor; Tracking

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM DETECTOR; HPGE DETECTORS; IMAGING METHOD; POSITION SENSITIVE; POSITION-SENSITIVE DETECTORS; PULSE SHAPE ANALYSIS; PULSE SHAPES; PULSE-SHAPE; SCINTILLATOR DETECTOR; SEMICONDUCTOR; SEMICONDUCTOR RADIATION DETECTORS; TRACKING;

GERMANIUM; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PARTICLE DETECTORS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 79957491157     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2011.04.021     Document Type: Article

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