DocumentCode
897410
Title
Energy Resolution Measurements on a Large Single BGO Crystal from 1 MeV to 50 MeV
Author
Buskirk, F. ; Cavalli-Sforza, M. ; Coyne, D. ; Kirkbride, I. ; Newman, C.
Author_Institution
Physics Department, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey; Department of Physics, Princeton University; and High Energy Physics Laboratory, Stanford University
Volume
29
Issue
1
fYear
1982
Firstpage
346
Lastpage
350
Abstract
The response of a 4 inch diameter × 3 inch long single Bismuth Germanium Oxide (Be4Ge3O12) crystal to photons up to 12 MeV and electrons of 30 MeV and 50 MeV has been measured. BGO is a high Z, high density, rugged non-hygroscopic inorganic crystal scintillator. The resolution decreases somewhat slower than E-1/2 up to 12 MeV where the FWHM is about 4%. At 30 MeV and 50 MeV the FWHM is about 3.6%. The results suggest that BGO may be a useful material for total absorption shower counters in high energy physics.
Keywords
Bismuth; Chemicals; Energy measurement; Energy resolution; Germanium; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic crystals; Physics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1982.4335861
Filename
4335861
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