Title :
The non-proportional response of single crystalline oxide scintillators
Author :
Sysoeva, E.P. ; Zelenskaya, O.V. ; Sysoeva, E.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Single Crystals, Acad. of Sci., Kharkov, Ukraine
Abstract :
The energy dependence of the response of single crystalline oxide scintillators (BGO, CWO and GSO(Ce)) was studied over the wide energy range from 6 to 1332 keV. The non-proportionality was defined as the difference between the specific response value at the given energy and the one at 661.6 keV. It is found that a considerable (up to 35%) non-proportionality of the response exists for the all. Investigated scintillators in the low energy region from 6 to 100 keV, while as in the energy range from 100 to 1332 keV the scintillators response is proportional to the gamma-rays energy with the accuracy equal to ±1%
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; cadmium compounds; cerium; gadolinium compounds; gamma-ray detection; solid scintillation detectors; 6 to 1332 keV; 661.6 keV; BGO; Bi4Ge3O12; CWO; CdWO4; GSO(Ce); Gd2SiO5:Ce; energy dependence; gamma-rays energy; low energy region; nonproportional response; single crystalline oxide scintillators; Cadmium compounds; Chemical analysis; Crystallization; Crystals; Energy resolution; Photomultipliers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulsed power supplies; X-rays;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, 1995., 1995 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3180-X
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1995.510387
