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73.1: Large‐Area Plasma‐Panel Radiation Detectors for Nuclear Medicine Imaging to Homeland Security and the Super Large Hadron Collider
Author(s) -
Friedman Peter S.,
Ball Robert,
Chapman J. Wehrley,
Levin Daniel S.,
Weaverdyck Curtis,
Zhou Bing,
Benhammou Yan,
Etzion Erez,
Moshe M. Ben,
Silver Yiftah,
Beene James R.,
Varner Robert L.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
sid symposium digest of technical papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2168-0159
pISSN - 0097-966X
DOI - 10.1889/1.3499840
Subject(s) - ionizing radiation , homeland security , detector , radiation , physics , nuclear physics , range (aeronautics) , plasma , collider , large hadron collider , particle detector , nuclear engineering , optics , engineering , aerospace engineering , irradiation , archaeology , terrorism , history
A new radiation sensor derived from plasma panel display technology is introduced. It has the capability to detect ionizing and non‐ionizing radiation over a wide energy range and the potential for use in many applications. The principle of operation is described and some early results presented.