The CSPD-1 γ-ray vision system

Author

He, Z. ; Obermark, J. ; Du, J. ; Wehe, D.K. ; Lee, S. ; Knoll, G.F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nucl. Eng., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

21-28 Oct 1995

Firstpage

635

Abstract

The CSPD-1 γ-ray vision system has been constructed for the energy range from 100 keV up to a few MeV, which encompasses most energies of γ-ray radiation from the radioactive nuclides of interest to nuclear facilities. The angular resolution of the system can be varied from about 7° down to 3° FWHM. The energy resolution at 662 keV is 6.8% FWHM or 8.0% FWHM depending on which of the two detectors are used. The detected spatial distribution of γ-rays is overlayed with the video image taken from a small CCD camera mounted on the side of the collimator. This enables immediate localization of the radioactive area. Some results obtained at the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are reported, and recommended improvements are discussed

Keywords

gamma-ray applications; gamma-ray detection; radioisotope imaging; solid scintillation detectors; CSPD-1 γ-ray vision system; CsI:Tl; Molten Salt Reactor Experiment; angular resolution; radioactive nuclides; small CCD camera; spatial distribution; video image; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Collimators; Energy resolution; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Inductors; Laboratories; Machine vision; Spatial resolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record, 1995., 1995 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3180-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1995.504287

Filename

504287