Mercuric iodide photodetector-cesium iodide scintillator gamma ray spectrometers

Conference · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7254475

Markakis, J M

Scintillation spectrometers with mercuric iodide as the photodetector were evaluated for their spectral response to gammas in the energy range of 60 keV to 1332 keV. A /sup 137/Cs (662 keV) photopeak resolution of better than 5% FWHM was obtained due to the low-noise characteristics and high-quantum efficiency of the mercuric iodide photodetector. Photopeak broadening due to the scintillator, electronic noise, and statistical noise versus gamma energy are detailed.

• Research Organization: EG and G Energy Measurements, Inc., Santa Barbara Operations, Goleta, CA (US)
• OSTI ID: 7254475
• Report Number(s): CONF-871006-
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Vol. 35:1; Conference: 34. nuclear science symposium and 19. nuclear power systems symposium, San Francisco, CA, USA, 21 Oct 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
GAMMA SPECTROMETERS
PHOTODETECTORS
MERCURY IODIDES
QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
CESIUM IODIDES
NOISE POLLUTION
SPARK MASS SPECTROMETERS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
CESIUM COMPOUNDS
EFFICIENCY
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC PHOSPHORS
IODIDES
IODINE COMPOUNDS
MASS SPECTROMETERS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
MERCURY HALIDES
PHOSPHORS
POLLUTION
SPECTROMETERS
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