Non-uniformity Effects in CdZnTe Coplanar-Grid Detectors
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) National Synchrotron Light Source
- Sponsoring Org.:
- Doe - Office Of Science
- OSTI Identifier:
- 930057
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-80684-2008-JA
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Name: Physica Status Solidi A; Journal Volume: 244; Journal Issue: 5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- national synchrotron light source
Citation Formats
Carini,G., Bolotnikov, A., Camarda, G., and James, R.. Non-uniformity Effects in CdZnTe Coplanar-Grid Detectors. United States: N. p., 2007.
Web. doi:10.1002/pssb.200675103.
Carini,G., Bolotnikov, A., Camarda, G., & James, R.. Non-uniformity Effects in CdZnTe Coplanar-Grid Detectors. United States. doi:10.1002/pssb.200675103.
Carini,G., Bolotnikov, A., Camarda, G., and James, R.. Mon .
"Non-uniformity Effects in CdZnTe Coplanar-Grid Detectors". United States.
doi:10.1002/pssb.200675103.
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title = {Non-uniformity Effects in CdZnTe Coplanar-Grid Detectors},
author = {Carini,G. and Bolotnikov, A. and Camarda, G. and James, R.},
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doi = {10.1002/pssb.200675103},
journal = {Physica Status Solidi A},
number = 5,
volume = 244,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2007},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2007}
}
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