• DocumentCode
    3627170
  • Title

    Application of LaBr3(Ce3+) scintillators in radio-isotope identification devices

  • Author

    Guntram Pausch;Claus-Michael Herbach;Roland Hillebrands;Achim Kreuels;Ralf Lentering;Frank Lueck;Frank Platte;Cristina Plettner;Katja Roemer;Falko Scherwinski;Juergen Stein;Nikolai Teofilov;Marek Moszynski;Lukasz Swiderski;Tomasz Szczesniak

  • Author_Institution
    ICx Radiation GmbH, Koelner Str 99, D-42651 Solingen, Germany
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    963
  • Lastpage
    968
  • Abstract
    The advantage of LaBr3(Ce3+) over NaI(TI) scintillators with respect to gamma spectroscopy and radioisotope identification has been discussed in many papers. However, implementing such detectors in field instruments for routine use in homeland security applications differs from demonstrating their capabilities in a laboratory. This paper reviews several issues solved in the development phase of a commercial hand-held radio-isotope identification device (RIID), the identiFINDERreg ultra L. Aspects as the detector stabilization, selection and optimization of an appropriate photomultiplier tube, as well as calibration, spectrum linearization, and quality assurance procedures in the production process are addressed.
  • Keywords
    "Detectors","Spectroscopy","Radioactive materials","Instruments","Terrorism","Laboratories","Phase detection","Photomultipliers","Calibration","Quality assurance"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2007. NSS ´07. IEEE
  • ISSN
    1082-3654
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0922-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4437177
  • Filename
    4437177
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3627170