DocumentCode
808842
Title
A Comparison of Two Types of Amplifying Radiation Detector for Use in Portable Gamma Radiation Monitors
Author
Jones, A.R.
Author_Institution
Biology & Health Physics Division Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
Volume
20
Issue
1
fYear
1973
Firstpage
528
Lastpage
533
Abstract
Comparative measurements have been made on bevelled and reach-through amplifying detectors. The ¿-ray sensitivity of the reach-through diode depends much less on bias voltage and temperature. It has a low operating bias, typically 200 volts, and a plateau of at least 100 volts.
Keywords
Electrons; Event detection; Gamma rays; Leak detection; Pulse amplifiers; Radiation detectors; Rivers; Semiconductor counters; Signal to noise ratio; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1973.4326958
Filename
4326958
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