Fast CdTe and CdZnTe semiconductor detector arrays for spectroscopic X-ray imaging

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 408-415

  Brambilla, Andrea ^a   Ouvrier Buffet, P ^a   Gonon, G ^a   Rinkel, J ^a   Moulin, V ^a   Boudou, C ^b   Verger, L ^a  

^a CEA LETI   (France)

^b MultiX   (France)

Author keywords

CdTe; CdZnTe; high resolution spectroscopy; semiconductor radiation detectors; X ray detectors; X ray image sensors

Indexed keywords

CDTE; CDZNTE; HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR RADIATION DETECTORS; X-RAY DETECTOR; X-RAY IMAGE SENSORS;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; FULL WIDTH AT HALF MAXIMUM; PIXELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84873670757     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2012.2226910     Document Type: Article

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