Energy and intensity distributions of 0.279 MeV multiply Compton-scattered photons in soldering material

Manpreet SINGH, Gurvinderjit SINGH, Bhajan SINGH, B.S. SANDHU

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Abstract

An inverse response matrix converts the observed pulse-height distribution of a NaI(Tl) scintillation detector to a photon spectrum. This also results in extraction of intensity distribution of multiply scattered events originating from interactions of 0.279 MeV photons with thick targets of soldering material. The observed pulse-height distributions are a composite of singly and multiply scattered events in addition to bremmstrahlung-and Rayleigh-scattered events. To evaluate the contribution of multiply scattered events, the spectrum of singly scattered events contributing to inelastic Compton peak is reconstructed analytically. The optimum thickness (saturation depth), at which the number of multiply scattered events saturates, has been measured. Monte Carlo calculations also support the present results. Copyright © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)54-57
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume580
Issue number1
Early online dateMay 2007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2007

Citation

Singh, M., Singh, G., Singh, B., & Sandhu, B. S. (2007). Energy and intensity distributions of 0.279 MeV multiply Compton-scattered photons in soldering material. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 580(1), 54-57. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.016

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