Scintillator Detectors

Most common scintillator detector materials

• Used for spectroscopy
• Used for dosimetry
• Used for radiation monitors

• Standard sizes available
• Standard configurations available

• Customization:
  • Choose size
  • Choose PMT
  • Add embedded HV
  • Add embedded MCA
  • Choose housing

• Good stopping power
• Good energy resolution
• 6.3% fwhm at 662keV (typ.)
• better than 6.6% fwhm at 662keV guaranteed
• Low cost
• Very large sizes
• Good spectroscopy at high count rates
• NaI(Tl) Detectors

• Excellent stopping power
• Very good energy resolution
• 6.3% fwhm at 662keV (typ.)
• better than 6.6% fwhm at 662keV guaranteed
• Moderate cost
• Large sizes
• Good spectroscopy at moderate count rates
• CsI(Na) Detectors

Ideal for low-background
radiation measurement and monitoring.

• Best energy resolution
• 5.6% fwhm at 662 keV
• Excellent stopping power
• Large sizes
• Excellent spectroscopy at moderate count rates
• No intrinsic radioactivity
• CsI(Na)-Advantage Detectors

• Excellent for intense radiation
• Good for dosimetry
• Radiation hard
• Lowest cost
• Largest sizes
• Used for muon paddles
• Plastic Scintilator Detectors