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

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 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), Vol. 53:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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