Published October 1988
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Journal article
Achieving ultralow background in a germanium spectrometer
- 1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- 2. South Carolina Univ., Columbia (USA)
Description
A germanium diode gamma-ray spectrometer has been constructed that exhibits background levels three orders of magnitude lower than conventional low-background laboratory spectrometers in the energy region around 100 keV and five orders of magnitude lower in the energy region above 3 MeV. The steps necessary to achieve this reduction are described, and the application of this technology to construction of ultralow background laboratory based germanium diode gamma-ray spectrometers is discussed. (author) 4 refs.; 2 figs.; 1 tab
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
- Journal Volume
- 124
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. ;Articles.
- Journal Page Range
- 513-521
- ISSN
- 0236-5731
- CODEN
- JRNCD
Conference
- Title
- International topical conference on methods and applications of radioanalytical chemistry.
- Dates
- 5-10 Apr 1987.
- Place
- Kona, HI (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Hungary
- Country of Input or Organization
- Hungary
- INIS RN
- 20053038
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BACKGROUND RADIATION; COSMOLOGY; GAMMA SPECTROMETERS; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; GERMANIUM DIODES; GERMANIUM 76; IMPURITIES; LOW LEVEL COUNTING; PURIFICATION; RADIOISOTOPES; SENSITIVITY; SHIELDS
- Descriptors DEC
- COUNTING TECHNIQUES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; GERMANIUM ISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; RADIATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPY; STABLE ISOTOPES