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Redus, R.H. and Huber, A. (2012), Figure of merit for spectrometers for EDXRF. X-Ray Spectrom. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/xrs.2420/abstract
Redus, R.H., Huber, A., Pantazis, T., Pantazis, J. and Cross, B. (2012), Combining CdTe and Si detectors for Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence. X-Ray Spectrom. https://doi.org/10.1002/xrs.2419
Redus, R.H., A.C. Huber, J.A. Pantazis, T.J. Pantazis, “Enhanced Energy Range Thermoelectrically Cooled Silicon X-ray Detectors,” IEEE Nucl. Sci. Symp. Conf. Rec., Oct 2011, N13-5. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6154116
Pantazis, T., J. Pantazis, A. Huber, R. Redus, “The historical development of the thermoelectrically cooled X-ray detector and its impact on the portable and hand-held XRF industries,” X-Ray Spectrometry, Vol 39, No 2, 2010, p.90-97. https://doi.org/10.1002/xrs.1227
Redus, R.H., A.C. Huber, D.J. Sperry, “Dead time correction in the DP5 digital pulse processor”, IEEE Nucl. Sci. Symp. Conf. Rec., Oct 2008, pp 3416 – 3420 (2009). 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4775075
Redus, R.H., A.C. Huber, “Monte Carlo time domain noise simulation in nuclear electronics”, IEEE Nucl. Sci. Symp. Conf. Rec., Oct 2008, pp 3421 – 3429 (2009). 10.1109/NSSMIC.2008.4775076
Redus, R.H., J.A. Pantazis, T.J. Pantazis, A.C. Huber, and B.J. Cross, “Characterization of CdTe detectors for quantitative X-ray spectroscopy”, IEEE Transs. Nucl. Sci., Vol 56, No. 4, pp 2524 – 2532, Aug. 2009 10.1109/TNS.2009.2024149
Redus, R.H., T.Pantazis, D. Sperry, M. Alioto, “VeriTainer radiation detector for intermodal shipping containers,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A. 570, pp 384-387 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.04.082
Redus, R.H., A. Huber, J. Pantazis, T.Pantazis, D. Sperry, “Design and performance of the X-123 compact X-ray and gamma-ray spectroscopy system,” IEEE Nucl. Sci. Symp. Conf. Rec., 2006, R15-4. 10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.353819
Redus, R.H., A. Huber, J. Pantazis, T.Pantazis, “Multielement CdTe Stack Detectors for Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy,” IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. Vol. 51, No. 5, p.2386, Oct 2004. 10.1109/TNS.2004.832295
Karydas, A.G., Zarkadas, A., Kyriakis, A., Pantazis, J., Huber, A., Redus, R., Potiriades C., Paradellis T., "Improvement of peak to background ratio in PIXE and XRF methods using small thickness thin Si-PIN detectors", X-Ray Spectrometry, Vol 32 No 2, p.93-105, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1002/xrs.621
- Pantazis, T., A.G. Karydas, Chr. Doumas, A. Vlachopoulos, P. Nomikos, M. Dinsmore, “X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of a Gold Ibex and other Artifacts from Akrotiri,” Presented at the 9th International Aegean Conference: Metron, Measuring the Aegean Bronze Age at Yale University, April 18-21, 2002. Published in Aegaeum 24: Metron; Measuring the Aegean Bronze Age, 2003, (24), p.155-160. https://dx.doi.org/10.12681/hnps.2224
Redus, R.H., J. Pantazis, A. Huber, T.Pantazis, “Improved Sensitivity X-ray Detectors for Field Applications” IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. Vol. 49, No. 6, p.3247, Dec 2002. 10.1109/TNS.2002.805526
Redus, R.H., A. Huber, J. Pantazis, “Improved thermoelectrically cooled X/Gamma-ray detectors and electronics,” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 458 (2001) p. 214-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00864-0
Redus, R.H., J. Pantazis, A. Huber, “Developments in thermoelectrically cooled PIN and CZT detectors,” Trans. American Nuclear Society, Vol 79 (1998), p 110. https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:30011194
Below link mentions two papers (Fano Factor Determination for CZT Semiconductors for Room Temp…)
Redus, R.H., J.A. Pantazis, A.C. Huber, V.T. Jordanov, J. Butler, B. Apotovsky, “Fano Factor Determination for CZT”, “Semiconductors for Room-Temperature Radiation Detector Applications II,” Material Research Society Symposium Proceedings: Semiconductors for Room-Temperature Radiation Detector Applications II, Vol 487, p.101-107, December 1997. (eds. R.B. James, et. al.)
https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-487-101 https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-487-101R. Sudharsanan, C. Stenstrom, G. Vakerlis, J. Pantazis, A. Huber, R. Redus, V.T. Jordanov, “Portable P-I-N CdZnTe Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy System,” Material Research Society Symposium Proceedings: Semiconductors for Room-Temperature Radiation Detector Applications II, Vol 487, p.217-222, December 1997. (eds. R.B. James, et. al.) https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-487-217
Jordanov, V.T., Pantazis, J.A., Huber, A.C., “Compact circuit for pulse rise-time discrimination,” Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A 380, p. 353-357, 1996. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(96)00357-9
Jordanov, V.T., J.A. Pantazis, and A.C. Huber, “Thermoelectrically-Cooled Cadmium Zinc Telluride Detectors (CZT) for X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detection,” Radiation, Vol. 43, No. 1, July 1996. https://inis.iaea.org/search/searchsinglerecord.aspx?recordsFor=SingleRecord&RN=28009018
Redus, R.H., M. Squillante, J. Lund, “Electronics for High Resolution Spectroscopy with Compound Semiconductors,” Nucl. Instrum. Meth., A380, p. 312, 1996. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(96)00307-5
Redus, R.H., R. Farrell, “Gain and Noise in Very High Gain Avalanche Photodiodes: Theory and Experiment,” SPIE Proceedings, Vol 2859, Conference on X-Ray/Gamma Ray Detectors, p. 288, August, 1996. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.245118
Huber, A.C., J.A. Pantazis, V.T. Jordanov, “High Performance X-Ray and Gamma Ray Detectors” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 99 p.665-668, 1995. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-583X(94)00570-2
Jordanov, V.T., G. F. Knoll, A.C. Huber and J.A. Pantazis, “Digital Techniques for Real Time Pulse Shaping in Radiation Measurements”, Nucl. Instr. and Meth., A353, pp. 261-264, 1994. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(94)91652-7
- Pantazis, J.A., A.C. Huber, P. Okun, M.R. Squillante, P. Waer, G. Entine, “New, High Performance Nuclear Spectroscopy System Using Si- PIN Diodes and CdTe Detectors,” IEEE Trans. on Nuc. Sci., Vol. 41, No. 4, August 1994., p. 1004-1008 https://doi.org/10.1109/23.322848
- Ulf Stolzenberg, Mayka Schmitt Rahner, Björn Pullner, Herbert Legall, Jörn Bonse, Michael Kluge, Andreas Ortner, Bernd Hoppe and Jörg Krüger "X-ray Emission Hazards from Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Material Processing in an Industrial Setting" Materials 2021, 14, 7163. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14237163
- V. Santoro-Fernandes , J.C. Santos, L Mariano, V.R. Vanin and P.R. Costa "Uncertainty estimation and statistical comparative methodology for mammography x-ray energy spectra" Biomed. Phys. Eng. Express 6 (2020) 035018 https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/ab817d
- Josilene C Santos et al 2019 Phys. Med. Biol. 64 105010 "Normalized glandular dose (DgN) coefficients from experimental mammographic x-ray spectra" https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ab171a
- Audrew Frimaio, Bruna C. Nascimento, Ramon M.M. Barrio, Leticia L. Campos, Paulo R. Costa "X-ray spectrometry applied for determination of linear attenuation coefficient of tissue-equivalent materials" Radiation Physics and Chemistry 160 (2019) 89–95 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.03.021
- P. Jandovitz, C. Swanson, J. Matteucci, R. Oliver, J. Pearcy, and S. A. Cohen, “Demonstration of fast-electron populations in a low-pressure, low-power, magnetized RF plasma source.” Physics of Plasmas 25, 030702 (2018); doi: 10.1063/1.4998735. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4998735
- C. Swanson, P. Jandovitz, and S. A. Cohen, “Using Poisson-regularized inversion of Bremsstrahlung emission to extract full electron energy distribution functions from x-ray pulse-height detector data.” AIP Advances 8, 025222 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5019572
- Josilene C. Santos, Alessandra Tomal, Tânia A. Furquim, Agnes M. F. Fausto, Maria S. Nogueira, Paulo R. Costa, “Direct measurement of clinical mammographic x-ray spectra using a CdTe spectrometer,” Medical Physics, 26 May 2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.12287
- Cesareo, R., A. Brunetti, “X-ray fluorescence – analysis of 19th century stamps”, X-ray Spectrometry 37, pp 260-264 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1002/xrs.1011
- Cohen, S. A., B. Berlinger, C. Brunkhorst, A. Brooks, N. Ferraro, D. P. Lundberg, A. Roach, and A. H. Glasser, “Formation of Collisionless High-ß Plasmas by Odd-Parity Rotating Magnetic Fields,” Physical Review Letters 98, pp 145002-1-4 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.145002
- Gerlach, M., M. Krumrey, L. Cibik. Et. Al., “A cryogenic electrical sustitution radiometer for hard X-rays”, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 580, pp 218-221 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.088
- Miceli, A., Thierry, R. et al.,”Comparison of simulated and measured spectra of an industrial 450 kV X-ray tube,” Nucl. Instr. and Meth., A 580, pp. 123-126, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.025
- Moralles. M., Bonifacio. D.A.B., Bottaro, M., Pereira, M.A.G., “Monte Carlo and least-squares methods applied in unfolding of X-ray spectra measured with cadmium telluride detectors,” Nucl. Instr. and Meth., A 580, pp. 270-273, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.147
- Miyajima, S., “Thin CdTe detector in diagnostic x-ray spectroscopy,” Medical Physics, Vol. 30 No. 5, May 2003. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.1566388
- Miyajima, S., Imagawa, K., Matsumoto, M., “An alignment method for mammographic X-ray spectroscopy under clinical conditions,” The British Journal of Radiology, 75 (2002), 763-766. 2002 The British Institute of Radiology https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.75.897.750763
- Janssens, K., G. Vittiglio, I. Deraedt, A. Aerts, B. Vekemans, L. Vincze, F. Wei, I. Deryck, O. Schalm, F. Adams, A. Rindby, A. Kn¨ochel, A. Simionovici and A. Snigirev, "Use of Microscopic XRF for Non-destructive Analysis in Art and Archaeometry", X-Ray Spectrometry 29, 73-91, 2000. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4539(200001/02)29:1<73::AID-XRS416>3.0.CO;2-M
- Matsumoto, Massao, et al. “Direct measurement of mammographic x-ray spectra using CdZnTe detector,” Medical Physics 27 (7), July 2000. p.1490. https://inis.iaea.org/search/searchsinglerecord.aspx?recordsFor=SingleRecord&RN=32056472
- Vedantham, Srinivasan, et al. “Mammographic imaging with a small CCD-based digital cassette: Physical characteristics of a clinical system,” Medical Physics 27 (8), August 2000. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.1286720
- Vedantham, Srinivasan, et al. Full breast digital mammography with an amorphous silicon-based flat panel detector: Physical characteristics of a clinical prototype,” Medical Physics 27 (3), March 2000. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.598895
- Cesareo, R., G.E. Gigante, A. Castellano, “Thermoelectrically cooled semiconductor detects for non-destructive analysis of works of art by means of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence,” Nucl. Instr. and Meth., A428, pp. 171-181, 1999. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(99)00004-2
- Abbas, K., J. Morel, M. Etcheverry, G. Nicolaou, “Use of miniature CdZnTe X/g detector in nuclear safeguards: characterization of spent nuclear fuel and uranium enrichment determination,” Nucl. Instr. and Meth., A405, pp. 153-158, 1998 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01143-1
- Economou T., A. Turkevich, R. Rieder H. Wänke, “Determination of the Chemical Composition of Martian Soil and Rocks: The Alpha-Proton-X-ray Spectrometer,” https://astro.uchicago.edu/home/web/papers/economou/pathfinder/apxs.html. https://doi.org/10.1029/96JE03918
Desai, U.D., J. Pantazis, and K. Shah, “Room Temperature Solid-State Detectors for Gamma Ray Burst Spectroscopy,” Astrophysics and Space Science, 231, p. 487-491, 1995. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00658677
- Safavi-Naeini, M., M.L.F. Lerch, M. Petasecca, et. Al., “Evaluation of pixellated, back-sided planar photodetectors for high-resolution imaging instrumentation”, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 589, pp 259-267 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.02.008
- Nguyen, C.T., “Determining the ‘doubles’ count rate for AmLi sources”, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 580, pp 289-292 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.158
- Möbius, E., D. Hovestadt, B. Klecker, L.M. Kistler, M.A. Popecki, et al, “The Solar Energetic Particle Ionic Charge Analyzer (SEPICA) and the Data Processing Unit (S3DPU) for SWICS, SWIMS and SEPICA,” https://www-ssg.sr.unh.edu/tof/Papers/SEPICA/SEPICA_LONG.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4762-0_17
- Forrest, G.A., S.P. Lynch, “Soft X-ray detection system for the CATSAT small satellite,” https://www.catsat.sr.unh.edu/papers/utah1995.doc https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/1995/all1995/30/
Lefeuvre, F., M.P. Gough, et al., “The Wave Experiment Consortium, Cluster: mission, payload and supporting activities,” ESA SP-1159, pp 5- 15, 1993. https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1993ESASP1159....5L
Cooke, D.L., C.J. Roth, “The Digital Ion Drift-Meter on CHAMP; Status, Calibration, and Data,” presented at the American Geophysical Union, Spring 2002. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002AGUSMSM41C..12C/abstract
Figueroa, S.S., “Results from the Compact Environmental Anomaly Sensor (CEASE) on TSX-5”, presented at the American Geophysical Union, Fall 2002. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002AGUFMSM51A0511F/abstract
Ginet, G.P. “Space Weather: An Air Force Research Laboratory Perspective”, Chapter 18 in Space Storms and Space Weather Hazards, ed. I.A. Daglis, pp 437-47, 2001. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0983-6_18
Cooke, D.L, et al, “Introducing the Digital Ion Drift Meter, DIDM,” presented at the American Geophysical Union, Fall 1999.
Gussenhoven, M.S., E. G. Mullen, D. H. Brautigam, “Improved understanding of the Earth’s radiation belts from the CRRES satellite,” IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., 43, 353,1996. https://doi.org/10.1109/23.490755
- Gussenhoven, M.S., E. G. Mullen, D. H. Brautigam, E. Holeman, C. Jordan, F. Hanser and B.K. Dichter, “Preliminary comparison of dose measurements on CRRES to NASA model predictions”, IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., 38, 1655,1991. https://doi.org/10.1109/23.124159
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