A method for improvement of signal-to-background ratio of airborne scintillation gamma-detector

Authors

  • N. N. Krupa Institute of Magnetism, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • O. N. Partala Institute for Single Crystals of NAS of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • V. A. Tarasov Institute for Single Crystals of NAS of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3103/S0735272705060075

Abstract

The paper describes a new method for improving sensitivity of scintillation-type gamma-detectors, whose pickup elements include a measuring crystal and a protective alkali-halogen one with different times of gamma-luminescence relaxation. Processing of the luminescence signal after photoelectric multiplier is performed by a magnetoacoustic correlator with memory or differentiating devices.

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Published

2005-06-07

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 6 (2005)

Section

Research Articles