Scintillation analysis of gamma radiation with crystals of bismuth germanate. Master's thesis
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5753245
This report provides an introduction to the theory of scintillation counting and analysis of nuclear radiation, with particular attention to an application for bismuth germanate (Bi4Ge3O12), or BGO, scintillator crystals. Radiation damage experiments using 100 MeV electrons from a linear accelerator were conducted to evaluate the induced radiation and subsequent resolution capability of bismuth germanate and thallium activated sodium iodide scintillators. It was shown that BGO has a much higher resistance to radiation damage from electron and photon activation sources.
- Research Organization:
- Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5753245
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-124991/1
- 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
ACCELERATORS
ALKALI METALS
BISMUTH COMPOUNDS
BISMUTH GERMANATES
CRYSTALS
DETECTION
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
FERMIONS
GAMMA DETECTION
GERMANATES
GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
IODIDES
IODINE COMPOUNDS
LEPTONS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTONS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION EFFECTS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SODIUM
THALLIUM
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACCELERATORS
ALKALI METALS
BISMUTH COMPOUNDS
BISMUTH GERMANATES
CRYSTALS
DETECTION
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
FERMIONS
GAMMA DETECTION
GERMANATES
GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
IODIDES
IODINE COMPOUNDS
LEPTONS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTONS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION EFFECTS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SODIUM
THALLIUM