DocumentCode
1209614
Title
A Portable Gamma-Ray Spectrometer
Author
Jones, A.R.
Author_Institution
Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd., Chalk River, Ont.
Volume
7
Issue
42403
fYear
1960
fDate
6/1/1960 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
96
Lastpage
101
Abstract
The spectrometer comprises a single-channel scanning pulse-height analyzer, high-voltage supply, photo. multiplier tube and sodium iodide crystals. The circuits are transistorized and driven from rechargeable batteries. The analyzer contains a linear amplifier, window discriminator, count rate circuit and miniature recorder. The recorder and window discriminator are driven synchronously to display a spectrum in twelve minutes. The circuits, application and performance are discussed.
Keywords
Batteries; Circuits; Dosimetry; Energy measurement; Instruments; Pulse amplifiers; Pulsed power supplies; Soil; Spectroscopy; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-2015
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS2.1960.4315745
Filename
4315745
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