A further development of the fluorescent gated gas scintillation proportional counter

Journal Article · Tue Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1983.4332297· OSTI ID:5852222

Sims, M R; Peacock, A; Taylor, B G

Recent results from a K gated gas scintillation proportional counter filled with a Xenon/Helium mixture to a pressure of about 3 bar have already shown that a background rejection efficiency in excess of 99.3% can be achieved in the energy range 35-100 keV. In addition the application of the technique of fluorescent gating also provides energy resolutions below 3% at about 60 keV. Experimental results are presented for a gas scintillation counter filled with a Krypton/Xenon mixture which, through the use of the Krypton K fluorescent gate, enables a high background rejection and improved energy resolution, for the energy range above 14 keV, to be achieved.

• Research Organization: Space Science Department of the European Space Agency, European Space Research and Technology Centre, Noordwijk
• OSTI ID: 5852222
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 30:1; ISSN IETNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DATA
EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
ENERGY RESOLUTION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUIDS
FLUORESCENCE
GAS SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
GASES
HELIUM
INFORMATION
KEV RANGE
KEV RANGE 10-100
KRYPTON
LUMINESCENCE
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RARE GASES
RESOLUTION
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
XENON