Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Gain stabilization for radioactivity well logging apparatus

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6694151

A new and improved gain stabilization system for radioactivity well logging apparatus is of the type having a scintillation crystal and optically coupled photomultiplier in a sonde to detect radiation in the borehole and formation elements in response to neutron bombardment. The gain stabilization system includes a light emitting diode driven by a pulser and furnishing scintillations to the photomultiplier, resulting in a stabilization pulse which is furnished to electronic circuitry at the surface for stabilization purposes.

Assignee:
Texaco Inc
Patent Number(s):
US 4220851
OSTI ID:
6694151
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English