Gamma-ray detectors for intelligent, hand-held radiation monitors

Conference · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6785643

Fehlau, P E

Small radiation detectors based on HgI/sub 2/, bismuth germanate (BGO), plastic, or NaI(Tl) detector materials were evaluated for use in small, lightweight radiation monitors. The two denser materials, HgI/sub 2/ and BGO, had poor resolution at low-energy and thus performed less well than NaI(Tl) in detecting low-energy gamma rays from bare, enriched uranium. The plastic scintillator, a Compton recoil detector, also performed less well at low gammaray energy. Two small NaI(Tl) detectors were suitable for detecting bare uranium and shielded plutonium. One became part of a new lightweight hand-held monitor and the other found use as a pole-mounted detector for monitoring hard-to-reach locations.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Nat'l. Lab., Los Alamos, NM 87545
• OSTI ID: 6785643
• Report Number(s): CONF-831015-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Journal Volume: 31:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440101* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACTINIDES
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
BGO DETECTORS
BISMUTH COMPOUNDS
BISMUTH GERMANATES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DETECTION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RESOLUTION
ENRICHED URANIUM
EQUIPMENT
GAMMA DETECTION
GERMANATES
GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS
HGI2 SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS
MATERIALS
MATERIALS TESTING
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METALS
MONITORING
MONITORS
NAI DETECTORS
NEUTRON DETECTORS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
PHOSPHORS
PLASTIC SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS
PLUTONIUM
PORTABLE EQUIPMENT
PROTON RECOIL DETECTORS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIATION MONITORS
REMOTE SENSING
RESOLUTION
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS
TESTING
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
URANIUM