Benchmarking NaI(Tl) electron energy resolution measurements

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 49 II, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2420-2426

  Mengesha, W ^a,b   Valentine, J D ^a,c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron energy resolution; Electron response; Light yield nonproportionality

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; PHOTONS;

ELECTRON ENERGY RESOLUTION; ELECTRON RESPONSE; LIGHT PRODUCTION; MODIFIED COMPTON COINCIDENCE TECHNIQUE; MONOENERGETIC GAMMA RAY; SCINTILLATION PHOTON;

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS;

EID: 0036816048     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2002.803890     Document Type: Article

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