DocumentCode
900122
Title
Lead iodide nuclear spectrometers
Author
Lund, J.C. ; Shah, K.S. ; Squillante, M.R. ; Sinclair, F.
Author_Institution
Radiat. Monitoring Devices Inc., Watertown, MA, USA
Volume
35
Issue
1
fYear
1988
Firstpage
89
Lastpage
92
Abstract
The preparation of radiation detectors from semiconducting lead iodide is discussed, and the performance of these devices as X-ray and gamma-ray spectrometers is evaluated. Detectors prepared from melt-grown crystals exhibit good energy resolution for low-energy (<10 keV) X-rays. The energy resolution for higher-energy photons is lower, consistent with the measured values of the electron and hole mobility-lifetime products. Measurements at elevated temperatures show that the detectors continue to operate well over 100 degrees C.<>
Keywords
X-ray detection and measurement; gamma-ray detection and measurement; semiconductor counters; 100 degC; PbI; X-ray; energy resolution; gamma-ray spectrometers; melt-grown crystals; radiation detectors; Energy measurement; Energy resolution; Lead compounds; Photonic crystals; Radiation detectors; Semiconductivity; Spectroscopy; Temperature measurement; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.12680
Filename
12680
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