A Comparison of Two Types of Amplifying Radiation Detector for Use in Portable Gamma Radiation Monitors
- 1 February 1973
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 20 (1) , 528-533
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tns.1973.4326958
Abstract
Comparative measurements have been made on bevelled and reach-through amplifying detectors. The γ-ray sensitivity of the reach-through diode depends much less on bias voltage and temperature. It has a low operating bias, typically 200 volts, and a plateau of at least 100 volts.Keywords
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