• DocumentCode
    825995
  • Title

    Influence of the Temperature Dependence of the NaI(Tl) Decay Time Constant on NaI(Tl) Detector Applications

  • Author

    Schneid, Edward J. ; Kamykowski, Edward A. ; Swanson, Frank R.

  • Author_Institution
    Research Department, Grumman Aerospace Corporation
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1977
  • Firstpage
    168
  • Lastpage
    171
  • Abstract
    Pulse shape discrimination is used in important NaI(Tl) detector applications, such as, Phoswich applications, particle separation, and pile-up suppression. These applications utilizing only pulse height spectra gated by a PSD window can be compromised by temperature excursions in the detector. We present measurements of the NaI(Tl) decay time constant over the range 0°C - 24°C. A temperature variation of ~5 nsec/°C was measured. The implications of the temperature variation on detector performance are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Detectors; Photomultipliers; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1977.4328663
  • Filename
    4328663
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=825995