2012 publications

2012 book chapters

Y. Fang, K.S. Karim, A. Badano, "Monte carlo modeling of x-ray detectors for medical imaging," in Semiconductor Radiation Detection Systems, Editor: Krzysztof Iniewski, in press, 2012.

2012 journals

S. Abbaszadeh, K.S. Karim, V. Karanassios, "Measurement of UV from a microplasma by a microfabricated amorphous selenium detector," Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 99, December 2012. (4 journal pages)

G.P. Lindberg, R.E. Tallman, S. Abbaszadeh, K.S. Karim, J.A. Rowlands, A. Reznik, B.A. Weinstein, "Frustration of photocrystallization in amorphous selenium (a-Se) films and film-polymer structures near the glass transition," AIP Proceedings Journal, December 2012. (2 journal pages)

A. Goldan, O. Tousignant, K.S. Karim, J.A. Rowlands, "Solid-state charpak detector with unipolar time-differential pulse response," Applied Physics Letter, November 2012. (5 journal pages)

M.Y. Yazdandoost, and K.S. Karim, "Photon-quantum-noise-limited pixel architecture in amorphous-silicon technology for large-area digital imaging applications," IEEE Trans. On Electron Devices, Vol. 59(11), pp. 3017-3023, November 2012.

N. Allec, S. Abbaszadeh, A. Fleck, O. Tousignant, and K.S. Karim, "K-edge imaging using dual-layer and single-layer large area flat panel imagers," IEEE Trans. On Nucl. Science, Vol. 59(5), pp. 1856-1861, October 2012.

N. Allec, S. Abbaszadeh, C. Scott, J. Lewin, K.S. Karim, "Including the effect of motion artifacts in noise and performance analysis of dual-energy contrast-enhanced mammography," Journal of Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 57, December 2012. 24 journal pages (double column, 10 pt font)

S. Abbaszadeh, N. Allec, S. Ghanbarzadeh, U. Shafique, and K.S. Karim, "Investigation of hole-blocking contacts for high-conversion-gain amorphous selenium detectors for x-ray imaging," IEEE Trans. On Electron Devices, Vol. 59(9), pp. 2403-2409, September 2012.

P.K. Singh, G. Chatterjee, A.D. Lad, A. Adak, S. Ahmed, M. Khorasaninejad, M.M. Adachi, K.S. Karim, S.S. Saini, A.K. Sood, G.R. Kumar, "Efficient generation and guiding of megaampere relativistic electron current by silicon nanowires," Applied Physics Letters, June 2012. (3 journal pages)

S. Abbaszadeh, K. Rom, O. Bubon, B. A. Weinstein, K.S. Karim, J.A. Rowlands, A. Reznik, "The effect of the substrate on transient photodarkening in stabilized amorphous selenium," Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2011.12.098, 2012. (4 journal pages)

Y. Fang, A. Badal, N. Allec, K.S. Karim, and A. Badano, "Spatiotemporal monte carlo transport methods in x-ray semiconductor detectors: Application to pulse-height spectroscopy in a-Se," Medical Physics, Vol. 39(1), pp. 308-319, January 2012.

2012 conference proceedings

S. Abbaszadeh, S.H. Majid, N. Allec, and K.S. Karim, "Amorphous selenium photodetector on a flexible substrate for indirect conversion medical imaging," in Society of photo-optical instrumentation engineers (SPIE) Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 2012.

K-W Shin, K. Wang, N. Allec, Y. Fang, and K.S. Karim, "Novel silicon x-ray detector with thin-film transistor (TFT) readout," in SPIE Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 2012.

N. Allec, S. Abbaszadeh, J.M. Lewin, and K.S. Karim, "Motion artifacts in dual-energy contrast-enhanced mammography," in SPIE Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 2012.

S. Abbaszadeh, N. Allec, and K.S. Karim, "High performance amorphous selenium lateral photodetector," in SPIE Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 2012.

Y. Fang, A. Badal, K.S. Karim, and A. Badano, "Spatio-temporal monte carlo modeling of a-Se detectors for breast imaging: energy-weighted Swank noise and detective quantum efficiency," in SPIE Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 2012.

S.H. Majid, K. Wang, N. Allec, U. Shafique, and K.S. Karim, "Characterization of gated selenium photo detector," in SPIE Medical Imaging 2012: Physics of Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, February 2012.