Published January 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

A compact positron annihilation lifetime spectrometer

  • 1. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China)
  • 2. Key-Laboratory of Nuclear Analysis Techniques, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China)

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Using LYSO scintillator coupled on HAMAMATSU R9800 (a fast photomultiplier) to form the small size γ-ray detectors, a compact lifetime spectrometer has been built for the positron annihilation experiments. The system time resolution FWHM=193 ps and the coincidence counting rate ∼8 cps/μCi were achieved. A lifetime value of 219±1 ps of positron annihilation in well annealed Si was tested,which is in agreement with the typical values published in the previous lectures. (authors)

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Journal Title
Chinese Physics. C, High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 100-103
ISSN
1674-1137

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