• DocumentCode
    908625
  • Title

    Position Identification of Gamma Rays and Electrons with a Multianode Photomultiplier

  • Author

    Salomon, M. ; Marans, J.

  • Author_Institution
    TRIUMF, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 2A3
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    254
  • Lastpage
    256
  • Abstract
    We have studied the properties of a multianode photomultiplier coupled to a large scintillator and the capabilities of such a system to obtain position information of the impinging radiation. We found a position resolution of 7.0±0.5 mm FWHM using a centre-of-gravity method.
  • Keywords
    Anodes; Collimators; Electron tubes; Gamma rays; Light sources; Optical coupling; Photomultipliers; Position measurement; Timing; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1986.4337094
  • Filename
    4337094