A Three-Dimensional Model of CdZnTe Gamma-Ray Detector and Its Experimental Validation

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 2419-2426

  Mathy, Françoise ^a   Glière, Alain ^a   D'Aillon, Eric Gros ^a   Massé, Philippe ^a   Picone, Magali ^a   Tabary, Joachim ^a   Verger, Loïck ^a  

^a CEA LETI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ELECTRONIC RESPONSES; GAMMA RAY DETECTORS; PHOTON TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 8344270316     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.835906     Document Type: Article

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