Application of Mercuric Iodide Detectors to the Monitoring and Evaluation of Stored Special Nuclear Materials
Abstract
Mercuric iodide is a very promising material for the monitoring of stored nuclear materials that can be characterized by the energies and relative intensities of the gamma ray spectra that the materials produce. The high density and high average atomic number of mercuric iodide results in higher efficiency than other solid-state detectors such as CdTe, CZTe, CZT or HPGe. In addition, the high resistivity of the material at room temperature makes it possible to produce relatively large detectors with very low noise levels.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA450285
Entities
People
- A. E. Proctor
- K. R. Pohl
- L. Van Den Berg