Gamma-ray spectrometry
US7202478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/20
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A scintillation spectrometer provides improved resolution by ensuring that photons generated by scintillation events occurring in different locations within the scintillation material generate similar light profiles on the photo-detector, thereby making the output signal less sensitive to the initial interaction site and enabling more effective de-convolution of raw data. This is achieved in different ways, such as by: limiting the exit window of the scintillation crystal, introducing a spacer between the scintillation crystal and the detector window, or providing a crystal that is longer than necessary to stop gamma rays.
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