Sealed X-ray framing tube with CsI photocathode to achieve high detection efficiency and stability

Yang Yang; Bingli Zhu; Yongsheng Gou; Zhen Chen; Xiaohong Bai; Junjun Qin; Yonglin Bai; Baiyu Liu; Peng Xu; Bo Wang; Weiwei Cao

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202133.210192

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