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Comparative study of Pbl2 and Hgl2 as direct detector materials for high-resolution x-ray image sensors

Street et al., 2001

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685341148231598630
Author
Street R
Mulato M
Schieber M
Hermon H
Shah K
Bennett P
Dmitryev Y
Ho J
Lau R
Meerson E
Ready S
Reisman B
Sado Y
Van Schuylenbergh K
Vilensky A
Zuck A
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Medical imaging 2001: physics of medical imaging

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X-ray imaging properties are reported for HgI 2 and PbI 2, as candidate materials for future direct detection x-ray image sensors, including the first results from screen-printed HgI 2 arrays. The leakage current of PbI 2 is reduced by using new deposition conditions, but is …
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