DocumentCode
779441
Title
Line-Widths in Nal(Tl) Scintillation Counters for Low Energy Gamma-Rays
Author
Narayan, G.H. ; Prescott, J.R.
Author_Institution
Physics Department University of Alberta at Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Volume
13
Issue
3
fYear
1966
fDate
6/1/1966 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
132
Lastpage
137
Abstract
The line-width for a number of NaI(Tl) scintillation counters for low energy gamma-rays has been examined in detail down to an energy of 6 KeV. Below 100 KeV, the photomultiplier accounts for about half the relative variance. For energies in the range 30-40 KeV there is a curious anomaly in the line-width, interpreted as being associated with the K-edge of iodine at 33.2 KeV. The surface preparation of the crystal has an effect on the line-width which differs markedly from region to region over the whole energy range below about 100 KeV.
Keywords
Crystals; Electrons; Energy resolution; Equations; Photomultipliers; Physics; Probability; Production; Scintillation counters; Solid scintillation detectors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1966.4324089
Filename
4324089
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