Comparison of the X-ray performance of small pixel CdTe and CZT detectors

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3942-3946

  Wilson, Matthew D ^a   Barnes, Paul ^b   Cernik, Robert C ^c   Hansson, Conny C T ^c   Jacques, Simon ^b   Jones, Lawrence L ^e   Seller, Paul ^a   Sellin, Paul J ^d   Sochi, Taha ^b   Veale, Matthew C ^a   Veeramani, Peruami ^d   Withers, Philip J ^c   Youd, Christopher P ^c  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDTE; CDTE DETECTOR; CHARGE PREAMPLIFIER; CONTACTING TECHNOLOGY; CURRENT COMPENSATION; CZT DETECTORS; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; HIGH ENERGY X-RAYS; HIGH QUALITY; INDUCED POLARIZATION; LOW-LEAKAGE CURRENT; PEAK-HOLD CIRCUIT; PIXEL DETECTOR; RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORIES; SCHOTTKY CONTACTS; SHAPING AMPLIFIER; SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS; TRAVELLING HEATER METHODS;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; DETECTORS; GAMMA RAYS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; X RAYS;

PIXELS;

EID: 79960320578     PISSN: 10957863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5874554     Document Type: Conference Paper

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