IEEE 325 : 1996

Table of Contents

1 Overview
          1.1 Scope
          1.2 Purpose
2 References
3 Definitions, symbols, and abbreviations and
          acronyms
          3.1 Definitions
          3.2 Symbols
          3.3 Abbreviations and acronyms
4 General
          4.1 The interaction of gamma rays with matter
          4.2 Germanium gamma-ray detector element
          4.3 Detector operating and storage temperatures
          4.4 Operating bias and variations in charge
                collection time
          4.5 Detector element classification
          4.6 Figure of merit
          4.7 Preamplifiers
5 Detector tests
          5.1 General test requirements
          5.2 Test setup for resolution and efficiency
                measurements
          5.3 Temperature sensitivity
          5.4 Amplifier pulse shaping
          5.5 Electromagnetic interference
6 Energy resolution measurements
          6.1 Introduction
          6.2 Resolution specifications and other requirements
          6.3 Errors in determining resolution
7 Test procedures and computations
          7.1 Recording a spectrum
          7.2 Sample spectrum, 1332.5 photopeak of 60Co
          7.3 Noise resolution near 1.2 MeV
          7.4 Computations
8 Energy rate limit
9 Peak-to-Compton ratio
10 Counting efficiency
          10.1 Absolute counting efficiency for a full-energy
                peak
          10.2 Background correction
          10.3 Relative full-energy peak counting efficiency
          10.4 Well-Type coaxial detector efficiency
          10.5 Summing of coincident gamma rays
          10.6 Detector gamma-ray efficiency with a
                Marinelli reentrant beaker
          10.7 Marinelli beaker standard source (MBSS)
          10.8 Measurement, absolute efficiency, full-energy
                peak
          10.9 MBSS documentation
11 Window thickness index
12 Timing
          12.1 Setup for timing measurements
          12.2 Timing measurements
13 Temperature-Cyclable detectors
14 Annealable detectors
15 Low-Background detectors
16 Bibliography
ANNEX
Annex A (informative) Representative Marinelli beakers

Abstract

Covers germanium radiation detectors for detection and high resolution spectroscopy of gamma radiation, X-ray spectroscopy and charged particle spectroscopy.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	IEEE 645 : 1977