scintillation spectroscopy
1Scintillation counter — A scintillation counter measures ionizing radiation. The sensor, called a scintillator, consists of a transparent crystal, usually phosphor, plastic (usually containing anthracene), or organic liquid (see liquid scintillation counting) that… …
2Gamma spectroscopy — The gamma ray spectrum of natural uranium, showing about a dozen discrete lines superimposed on a smooth continuum, allows the identification the nuclides 226Ra, 214Pb, and 214Bi of the uranium decay chain. Gamma ray spectroscopy is the… …
3Alpha-particle spectroscopy — One method for testing for (and measuring) many alpha emitters is to use alpha particle spectroscopy. For methods for gamma rays and beta particles, please see gamma spectroscopy and liquid scintillation counting respectively. Experimental… …
4Wavelength dispersive X-ray spectroscopy — The Wavelength dispersive X ray spectroscopy (WDXRF or WDS) is a method used to count the number of X rays of a specific wavelength diffracted by a crystal. The wavelength of the impinging x ray and the crystal s lattice spacings are related by… …
5radiation measurement — ▪ technology Introduction technique for detecting the intensity and characteristics of ionizing radiation, such as alpha, beta, and gamma rays or neutrons, for the purpose of measurement. The term ionizing radiation refers to those… …
6Scintillator — Scintillation crystal surrounded by various scintillation detector assemblies …
7Neutron detection — is the effective detection of neutrons entering a well positioned detector. There are two key aspects to effective neutron detection: hardware and software. Detection hardware refers to the kind of neutron detector used (the most common today is… …
8X-ray fluorescence — (XRF) is the emission of characteristic secondary (or fluorescent) X rays from a material that has been excited by bombarding with high energy X rays or gamma rays. The phenomenon is widely used for elemental analysis and chemical analysis,… …
9mass spectrometry — or mass spectroscopy Analytic technique by which chemical substances are identified by sorting gaseous ions by mass using electric and magnetic fields. A mass spectrometer uses electrical means to detect the sorted ions, while a mass spectrograph …
10Gamma ray spectrometer — A Gamma Ray Spectrometer, or (GRS), is an instrument for measuring the distribution (or spectrum see figure) of the intensity of gamma radiation versus the energy of each photon. Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation at the short wavelength,… …
