Title :
Average energy required per scintillation photon and energy resolution in inorganic, scintillation crystals for gamma-rays
Author :
Sasaki, Shinichi ; Tawara, Hiroko ; Saito, Kiwamu ; Miyajima, Mitsuhiro ; Shibamura, Eido
Author_Institution :
High Energy Accelerator Res. Organ., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
The Naverage energy per scintillation photon in NaI(Tl) crystals of 3" in diameter is determined to be 14.40±0.14eV using a combination of experimental methods and Monte-Carlo simulations. The factors affecting the energy resolution is also examined from the point of the number of photons. The calculated resolution agrees well with the measured resolution.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; gamma-ray detection; photoluminescence; scintillation; solid scintillation detectors; 14.4 eV; Monte-Carlo simulation; NaI(Tl); average energy per scintillation photon; energy resolution; gamma-rays; Cathodes; Chromium; Energy measurement; Energy resolution; Luminescence; Photodetectors; Photonic crystals; Radiation detectors; Solid scintillation detectors; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2001 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7324-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2001.1009717
