HIGH-RESOLUTION GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY WITH HPGE DETECTORS

 

1. To demonstrate the measurement of gamma-ray energies with high resolution provided by a High-purity Germanium (HPGe) detector.
2. To understand the performance differences between counting with a high-resolution system (HPGe) and a low-resolution system (NaI).

 

 

Gamma rays are the highest-energy form of electromagnetic radiation, being physically the same as all other forms (e.g., X rays, visible light, infrared, radio) but having (in general) higher photon energy due to their shorter wavelength. Because of this, the energy of gamma-ray photons can be resolved individually, and a gamma-ray spectrometer can measure and display the energies of the gamma-ray photons detected.

 

 

 

 

HIGH-RESOLUTION GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY WITH HPGE DETECTORS

 

1. To demonstrate the measurement of gamma-ray energies with high resolution provided by a High-purity Germanium (HPGe) detector.
2. To understand the performance differences between counting with a high-resolution system (HPGe) and a low-resolution system (NaI).

 

 

Gamma rays are the highest-energy form of electromagnetic radiation, being physically the same as all other forms (e.g., X rays, visible light, infrared, radio) but having (in general) higher photon energy due to their shorter wavelength. Because of this, the energy of gamma-ray photons can be resolved individually, and a gamma-ray spectrometer can measure and display the energies of the gamma-ray photons detected.