High count rate spectroscopy with LaBr3:Ce scintillation detectors

High-Count-Rate Spectroscopy with Ge Detectors: Quantitative Evaluation of the Performance of High-Rate Systems1

There is increasing interest in germanium detector gamma-ray spectroscopy performed at high and ultra-high count rates. Applications exist in fields as diverse as neutron-activation analysis, post-accident sampling, stack monitoring, and fuelpin scanning. The publication of a recent paper claiming exceptional performance for an ultra-high-count-rate package of instruments is the catalyst for th...

Neutron Spectroscopy with Scintillation Detectors using Wavelets

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Silicon Drift Detectors for High Resolution, High Count Rate X-ray Spectroscopy at Room Temperature

Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) consist of a fully depleted volume in which an electric field drives signal charges to a small sized anode. Due to their topology SDDs combine a large sensitive area with a small output capacitance. In an advanced SDD version for X-ray spectroscopy designed and fabricated at the MPI semiconductor laboratory the input transistor of the amplifying electronics has be...

High resolution neutron spectrometry with liquid scintillation detectors

Scintillation detectors for x-rays

Recent research in the field of phosphor and scintillator materials and related detectors is reviewed. After a historical introduction the fundamental issues are explained regarding the interaction of x-ray radiation with a solid state. Crucial parameters and characteristics important for the performance of these materials in applications, including the employed measurement methods, are describ...