Detector composition
Ionization chambers
wall, central electrode, air cavity
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Diodes
housing, shielding, sensitive volume
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(2009), PMB,54(9), 2951-2969, 2009
In recent years, Monte Carlo methods have been
invaluable in analysing in detail various types of
perturbation factors and from these deriving a total
perturbation correction factor for ionisation
chambers.