SCINTILLATION COUNTERS

Abstract

A critical review of developments in scintillation counters is presented with emphasis on radiobiological applications. The theory of scintillation counting is discussed, and the advantages and disadvantages of both photon counters and photomultipliers are considered with regard to their counting and recording of scintillations. Various scintillation phosphors are evaluated, and tabular data are presented on the fluorescence properties of scintillation substances. Applications of scintillation counters are pointed out for use in measurements of particle energies, gamma-ray spectroscopy, coin- phenomena, and radiobiological reactions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 11, 1952
Accession Number
AD0005466

Entities

People

  • A.t. Krebs

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alpha Particles
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ionization
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Scintillation Counters
  • Spectroscopy
  • Thermal Neutrons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design