An alpha/beta/gamma health physics instrument with pulse-shape discrimination
A recent breakthrough in alpha scintillation detector design supports the feasibility of extending this new technology to the development of a monolithic alpha/beta/gamma ({alpha}/{beta}/{gamma}) scintillation detector. The new scintillator is physically robust and chemically resistant to environmental conditions encountered in radiation monitoring, and yet inexpensive to manufacture. The use of pulse-shape discrimination electronics allows pulses from each scintillator to be separated for particle identification. An {alpha}/{beta}/{gamma} detector has a wide variety of possible applications including laundry monitoring, wastewater monitoring, air sampling, and health physics instrumentation. 2 refs., 1 fig.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOD
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 6558804
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9010220-1; ON: DE91001634
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1990 IEEE nuclear science symposium, Arlington, VA (USA), 23-27 Oct 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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