Analysis of a Semiconductor Detection System for Measuring Radioactive Noble Gases.
Abstract
A cryogenically-cooled detection system employing two lithium-drifted silicon detectors to detect small activities of radioactive noble gases is evaluated. The detectors face a sample chamber with beryllium windows. The top window is thin to allow detection of most electrons and electromagnetic radiation by the upper detector. The lower window is thicker to allow only electromagnetic radiation to enter the lower detector. Electron, x-ray, and coincidence spectra analyses are considered, and the results are compared to gamma-ray spectrum analysis with a lithium-drifted germanium detector. A computer method to generate hypothetical spectra is used to give theoretical system results.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA034280
Entities
People
- Kenneth K. Hunt
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology