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Heckathorne et al., 2008 - Google Patents

Compact inexpensive gamma spectrometer based on silicon photomultipliers

Heckathorne et al., 2008

Document ID
4120705064108521510
Author
Heckathorne E
Tiefer L
Daghighian F
Dahlbom M
Publication year
Publication venue
2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

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The aim of this study is to develop and test a prototype miniature gamma spectrometer based on silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs). Such a device could potentially be made small and inexpensive enough to be essentially disposable, allowing the deployment of …
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