THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CURVED GRID GAS PROPORTIONAL SCINTILLATION-COUNTER IN X-RAY SPECTROMETRY

Authors
DOSSANTOS JMF BENTO ACSSM CONDE CAN
Citation
Jmf. Dossantos et al., THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CURVED GRID GAS PROPORTIONAL SCINTILLATION-COUNTER IN X-RAY SPECTROMETRY, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 337(2-3), 1994, pp. 427-430
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
337
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
427 - 430
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1994)337:2-3<427:TPOTCG>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The performance of a curved grid gas proportional scintillation counte r filled with xenon at 1100 mbar and having a 25 mm diameter window is evaluated for X-rays in the 1-11 keV energy range. Energy resolutions of 8.0% were obtained for a 5.9 keV parallel X-ray beam entering the detector through the full size window. The variation of the energy res olution with the X-ray energy is studied and X-ray fluorescence spectr a for samples like industrial coal, painted porcelain and car lubricat ion oil, are presented.