Title :
Radiometric Transmitter with Combined Resonance Scintillation Detection System
Author :
Athanassiadis, K.N. ; Chudakov, V.A. ; Anshakov, O.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Autom., Alexander Technol. Educ. Inst. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
Abstract :
A Radiometric Transmitter with Combined Resonance Scintillation Detection System is proposed for the determination of the density rho, the effective atomic number Zeff and other parameters that characterize the technological attributes of materials. The combined resonance scintillation detector is constituted of a coaxial- summed resonance organic scintillator and an inorganic one, NaI(Tl). These types of detectors are ideal for registering events that occur in adjacent points in space.
Keywords :
radiometry; solid scintillation detectors; NaI detector; atomic number; coaxial-summed resonance organic scintillator; combined resonance scintillation detection system; density determination; phoswich detector; radiometric transmitter; Educational technology; Optical transmitters; Photomultipliers; Radiation detectors; Radio transmitters; Radiometry; Resonance; Scintillation counters; Solid scintillation detectors; Space technology; Resonant Detectors; Scintillation Detectors; Spectroscopic Techniques; ¿-Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings, 2008. IMTC 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1540-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1091-5281
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2008.4547238