Multiple module pixellated CdTe spectroscopic X-ray detector

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1197-1200

  Wilson, Matthew D ^a   Bell, Steven J ^a   Cernik, Robert J ^b   Christodoulou, Christiana ^c   Egan, Christopher K ^b   O'Flynn, Daniel ^c   Jacques, Simon ^b   Pani, Silvia ^d   Scuffham, James ^e   Seller, Paul ^a   Sellin, Paul J ^d   Speller, Robert ^c   Veale, Matthew C ^a  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CdTe; CdZnTe; Imaging; Spectroscopic; X ray detector

Indexed keywords

CDTE; CDZNTE; DETECTOR ARRAYS; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; LARGE AREA DETECTOR; MODULAR DETECTORS; SPECTROSCOPIC; X-RAY DETECTOR;

DETECTORS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PIXELS; X RAY APPARATUS; X RAYS;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

EID: 84876282034     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2013.2240694     Document Type: Article

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