Gamma ray spectrometers
US7547887B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/203
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A gamma ray detector (50) comprises a plastic scintillation body (52) arranged to receive incident gamma rays to be detected. Photons are generated in response to the gamma rays by excitation and de-excitation processes in the scintillation body. The photons are detected using at least one photodetector (56) which generates an output signal representative of the energy of the gamma rays. The scintillation body has a detection surface to receive the gamma rays and a thickness in a direction substantially orthogonal to the detection surface that is not greater than 5 cm. Deconvolution techniques can be used to improve the output signal; the thinness of the scintillation body allows sufficiently accurate results to be obtained that individual isotopes can be readily identified. The detector can be usefully employed in portal radiation monitors.
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