Response function of a stacked GSO(Ce) spectrometer to cosmic-rays

Author

Murohka, H. ; Anami, K. ; Wakabayashi, G. ; Yoshida, H. ; Nohtomi, A. ; Uozumi, Y. ; Sakae, T. ; Matoba, M. ; Maki, T. ; Koori, N.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nucl. Eng., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan

Volume

44

Issue

3

fYear

1997

fDate

6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

484

Lastpage

488

Abstract

The stacked GSO(Ce) spectrometer consists of three plastic scintillation detectors, three rectangular GSO(Ce) scintillators (43×43×43 mm³) and a large cylindrical GSO(Ce) (φ62×120 mm³). It has been developed to measure proton emission spectra up to 450 MeV. As a preliminary test, γ-rays from ¹³⁷Cs and cosmic-rays were measured. We compare the results of the stacked GSO(Ce) spectrometer and those of the stacked NaI(TI) spectrometer. The performances of the stacked GSO(Ce) spectrometer in intermediate energy region are discussed

Keywords

cosmic ray apparatus; gadolinium compounds; gamma-ray detection; gamma-ray spectrometers; particle spectrometers; solid scintillation detectors; ¹³⁷Cs; Gd₂SiO₅:Ce; cosmic-ray response function; intermediate energy region; plastic scintillation detectors; proton emission spectra; rectangular GSO(Ce) scintillators; stacked GSO(Ce) spectrometer; Art; Atomic measurements; Energy measurement; Energy resolution; Neutrons; Plastics; Radioactive decay; Scintillation counters; Spectroscopy; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.603695

Filename

603695