DocumentCode
836053
Title
Energy calibration of NE-213 scintillation counters by δ-rays
Author
Dietze, G.
Author_Institution
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Bundesallee 100 3300 Braunschweig, Germany
Volume
26
Issue
1
fYear
1979
Firstpage
398
Lastpage
402
Abstract
An accurate energy calibration of organic scintillation counters by means of γ-rays is described. The position of the Compton edge has been precisely determined comparing measured with calculated spectra. The calculation includes wall and light pipe effects and the influence of channel dependent pulse height resolution. Relations are given for the position of the maximum and the half maximum of a Compton spectrum as a function of the incident photon energy and the resolution of the detector. Results are given with uncertainties smaller than 1 %.
Keywords
Calibration; Electrons; Energy measurement; Energy resolution; Neutrons; Position measurement; Protons; Scintillation counters; Shape measurement; Solid scintillation detectors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1979.4329665
Filename
4329665
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