Characteristics of a gamma-ray detector using a bismuth germanate scintillator

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1137124· OSTI ID:5108455

Okajima, K; Takami, K; Ueda, K; Kawaguchi, F

Characteristics of a gamma-ray detector that utilizes a 24 x 24 x 15-mm/sup 3/ bismuth germanate (BGO) scintillator are measured. Fluorescent light output measured with a BGO crystal coupled to a R1306 photomultiplier (Hamamatsu TV) is found to be 15% that of a NaI(T1) scintillator for incident photons of a given energy. The FWHM of the time spectrum, measured with two BGO crystals coupled to R329-2 photomultipliers, is equal to 2.0 ns for a /sup 68/Ge--/sup 68/Ga source at room temperature.

• Research Organization: Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Tokyo 185, Japan
• OSTI ID: 5108455
• Journal Information: Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States), Journal Name: Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States) Vol. 53:8; ISSN RSINA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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440101* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
BISMUTH COMPOUNDS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CRYSTALS
DATA
DETECTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUORESCENCE
GAMMA DETECTION
GAMMA RADIATION
GERMANATES
GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
INORGANIC PHOSPHORS
IODIDES
IODINE COMPOUNDS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LUMINESCENCE
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
PHOSPHORS
PHOTOMULTIPLIERS
PHOTONS
PHOTOTUBES
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATIONS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SODIUM IODIDES
TIME DEPENDENCE