Title :
Beta-Gated Gamma Coincidence Counting with a Phoswich Detector
Author :
Kaye, J.H. ; Warner, R.A.
Author_Institution :
Pacific Northwest Laboratory P. 0. Box 999 Richland, Washington 99352
Abstract :
A special type of phoswich detector system has been evaluated for measurement of radionuclides which decay with emission of time coincident beta and gamma radiation. Background reductions of more than two orders of magnitude have been obtained for the energy region from 500-950 keV. Both NE 102 plastic scintillators and anthracene were evaluated. Advantages and disadvantages of the method are discussed.
Keywords :
Coaxial cables; Face detection; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Photomultipliers; Plastics; Pulse circuits; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; Radiation detectors;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1982.4335965
