Characterization of an energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence imaging system based on a Micropattern Gaseous Detector

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 308-313

  Silva, A L M ^a   Azevedo, C D R ^a   Oliveira, C A B ^a   Dos Santos, J M F ^b   Carvalho, M L ^c   Veloso, J F C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Energy linearity; Energy resolution; Gaseous detector; Spatial resolution; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

ENERGY LINEARITY; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; GASEOUS DETECTORS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; GAS DETECTORS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PHOTONS; PINHOLE CAMERAS; X RAY TUBES; XENON;

X RAYS;

EID: 79960249606     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2011.03.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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