Resolution and Line Shape in Scintillation Counters
- 1 June 1962
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IRE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 9 (3) , 36-45
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tns2.1962.4315970
Abstract
An experimental study has been made of some factors that determine the pulse height resolution of scintillation counter assemblies. A statistical model is developed from which an analytic expression for the ideal line shape is obtained. Excellent agreement is found with observations using an artificial light pulser. A comparison is made between noncrystalline organic scintillators and a sodium iodide crystal of similar size. It is shown that for gamma-ray detection, an important contribution to line-width originates with variations in the light collection efficiency from different regions of the scintillator.Keywords
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