The design and performance of a large-volume spherical CsI(Tl) scintillation counter for gamma-ray spectroscopy

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 485, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 468-476

  Meng, L J ^a   Ramsden, D ^a   Chirkin, V M ^b   Potapov, V N ^b   Ivanov, O P ^b   Ignatov, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Gamma ray spectroscopy; Scintillation detector; Spherical

Indexed keywords

CESIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALS; DEMODULATION; PHOTODIODES; SCINTILLATION; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; SCINTILLATION DETECTOR; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SPHERICAL;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0041319364     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(01)02107-6     Document Type: Article

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