MERCURIC IODIDE PHOTODETECTOR CESIUM IODIDE SCINTILLATOR GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETERS

被引:21
作者
MARKAKIS, JM
机构
[1] EG&G Energy Measurements Inc,, Goleta, CA, USA, EG&G Energy Measurements Inc, Goleta, CA, USA
关键词
Noise; Spurious signal - Photodetectors - Scintillation counters;
D O I
10.1109/23.12742
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Scintillation spectrometers with mercuric iodide as the photodetector were evaluated for their spectral response to gamma rays in the energy range of 60 keV to 1332 keV. A **1**3**7Cs (662-keV) photopeak resolution of better than 5% FWHM was obtained due to the low noise characteristics and high quantum efficiency of the mercuric iodide photodetector. Photopeak broadening due to the scintillator, electronic noise, and statistical noise vs. gamma energy are detailed.
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页码:356 / 359
页数:4
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