A COMPTON-SUPPRESSED COINCIDENCE GAMMA-RAY SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETER WITH LARGE NaI(T1) CRYSTALS,

Abstract

A Compton-suppressed coincidence gamma-ray scintillation spectrometer has been assembled to obtain high sensitivity and selectivity in gamma-ray spectral measurements. The spectrometer is intended to satisfy requirements for the identification and estimation of low levels of gamma-ray radioactivity in a broad range of sample sizes and masses containing moderately complex mixtures of gamma-emitting radionuclides. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 19, 1968
Accession Number
AD0683323

Entities

People

  • Bruce A. Euler
  • David F. Covell
  • Sachio Yamamoto

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Complex Mixtures
  • Gamma Rays
  • Identification
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Radioactivity
  • Scintillation
  • Sensitivity
  • Spectrometers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design