Use of a Low Energy Proton Accelerator for Calibrating a Large NaI(Tl) Array in a High Energy Physics Experiment

We report the use of a 500 keV Van de Graaff proton accelerator to produce γ-rays in the range 4 - 18 MeV via nuclear reactions for the purpose of calibrating a large NaI(Tl) crystal array. Data analysis indicates an energy calibration to ~ 1% over this range.

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Published in:IEEE transactions on nuclear science 1979-02, Vol.26 (1), p.1535-1538
Main Authors: Kirkbride, G. I., O'Reilly, J. G., Tompkins, J. C., Aschman, D. G., Beron, B. L., Bloom, E. D., Bulos, F., Gaiser, J. E., Godfrey, G. L., Hofstadter, R., Hughes, E. B., Kiesling, C. M., Kolanoski, H. F., Kollmann, W. K., Liberman, A. D., Oreglia, M. J., Parks, E, R., Partridge, R. A., Peck, C. W., Porter, F. C., Sadrozinski, H. F., Strauch, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calibration
Crystals
Detectors
Electron beams
Energy resolution
Linearity
Proton accelerators
Prototypes
Solids
Storage rings
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Summary:We report the use of a 500 keV Van de Graaff proton accelerator to produce γ-rays in the range 4 - 18 MeV via nuclear reactions for the purpose of calibrating a large NaI(Tl) crystal array. Data analysis indicates an energy calibration to ~ 1% over this range.
ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/TNS.1979.4330433