The performance of a single-crystal BGO annulus as a Compton- suppression detector

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6264511

Ussery, L E ^[1]; Matthews, S K ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
2. George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)

We have tested a single-crystal bismuth-germanate annulus in conjunction with a high-purity germanium detector as a Compton-suppression spectrometer, and have measured gamma-ray energies of up to 6.13 MeV. 1 ref., 9 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6264511
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-91-3443; CONF-911106-17; ON: DE92003872
• Resource Relation: Conference: IEEE nuclear science symposium, Santa Fe, NM (United States), 5-9 Nov 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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