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Silicon Surface-Barrier Nuclear Particle Spectrometer

Journal Article · · IRE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Gold-silicon surface-barrier counters that give good resolution at room temperature were made. Counters from 150 ohm-cm material gave 15-kev (approximately 1/4%) resolution for Cm244 (5.801 Mev) and Am241 (5.477 Mev) alpha particles. A large-area 1-cm2 counter gave 0.7% resolution for Po210 (5.30 Mev) alpha particles. The detector resolved alpha - particle groups that were previously unresolved with Frisch-grid pulse-ion chambers.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-14-025718
OSTI ID:
4140455
Journal Information:
IRE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Journal Name: IRE Transactions on Nuclear Science Journal Issue: 2-3 Vol. 7; ISSN 0096-2015
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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