Characterization of a large-format, fine-pitch CdZnTe pixel detector for the HEFT balloon-borne experiment

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 2472-2477

  Chen, C M Hubert ^a   Cook, Walter R ^a   Harrison, Fiona A ^a   Lin, Jiao Y Y ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

CdZnTe radiation detectors; Radiation detector circuits; X ray astronomy detectors

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ASTRONOMY; CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; RADIATION DETECTORS; TELESCOPES;

CDZNTE RADIATION DETECTORS; HISTOGRAMS; X-RAY TELESCOPES;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 8344281475     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.836143     Document Type: Article

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