Title :
Beta and X-ray spectrometer for monitoring of beta-radiating nuclides
Author :
Sokolov, A.D. ; Pchelintsev, A.B. ; Loupilov, A.V. ; Zalinkevich, V.A. ; Lapenas, A.
Author_Institution :
Baltic Sci. Instruments, Riga, Latvia
fDate :
4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The design and characteristics of the spectrometer for beta-particles and conversion electrons in the energy range from 15 to 3000 keV and X-ray radiation from 2 to 60 keV are presented. Radiation is detected by a 4.5-mm-thick SiLi detector with a sensitive area of 500 mm2. The energy resolution for conversion electrons with the energy of 624 keV is 2.0 keV and, for X-rays with the energy of 5.9 keV, is 280 eV.
Keywords :
X-ray detection; X-ray spectrometers; beta-ray detection; beta-ray spectrometers; radiation monitoring; silicon compounds; silicon radiation detectors; 2 to 3000 keV; 4.5 mm; SiLi; SiLi detector; X-ray radiation; X-ray spectrometer; beta ray spectrometer; beta-radiating nuclide monitoring; conversion electrons; energy resolution; nuclear monitoring; sensitive area; Electrons; Energy resolution; Monitoring; Radiation detectors; Radioactive materials; Semiconductor radiation detectors; Silicon; Spectroscopy; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2003.809978
