• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 2, Issue 3, 92 (2014)
G. Baishali1,*, V. Radhakrishna2, V. Koushal1,2, K. Rakhee2, and and K. Rajanna1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
  • 2Space Astronomy group, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore-560017, India
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    G. Baishali, V. Radhakrishna, V. Koushal, K. Rakhee, and K. Rajanna, "Performance study of a cesium iodide photocathode-based UV photon detector in Ar/CH4 mixture," Photonics Res. 2, 92 (2014) Copy Citation Text show less
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    G. Baishali, V. Radhakrishna, V. Koushal, K. Rakhee, and K. Rajanna, "Performance study of a cesium iodide photocathode-based UV photon detector in Ar/CH4 mixture," Photonics Res. 2, 92 (2014)
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