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  • Title: Enhanced X-Ray Detectors Using Polar Dopants for KCD Digital Radiography.
    Author: Giakos GC, Devidas S, Pillai B, Dibianca FA, Chowdhury S, Ghotra P, Nagarajan S, Jordan LM, Endorf RJ.
    Journal: J Xray Sci Technol; 1996 Jan 01; 6(2):188-204. PubMed ID: 21307522.
    Abstract:
    The goal of this study is to develop high resolution imaging detectors with applications in digital radiography and computed tomography. A physical treatment aimed at a better understanding of the line-spread function response of kinestatic charge detector (KCD) gas media, using dopants with permanent electric dipoles, is presented. Experimental results were obtained by operating a KCD krypton-filled detector at pressures up to 60 atm and constant electric field-to-gas density ratio doped with small amounts of polar or nonpolar polyatomic molecules with low or high ionization potential. The results clearly indicate that the addition of dopants having both low ionization potential and high dipole moment significantly enhance the imaging signal quality. An analysis of the experimental results aimed at providing a plausible interpretation of the reported observations is offered.
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