Skip to main content
Log in

Comparison of neutron capture spectra taken by a constellation Xe-110 detector and a 1″×1″ NaI(Tl) crystal

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Constellation Technology Corporation has developed a spectroscopic nuclear detector called the Xe-110 that is well suited for downhole use in oil and gas well logging. The advantages possessed by this detector over traditional technologies such as NaI(Tl) scintillators are summarized. We discuss an analysis of gamma-ray spectra taken by the Xe-110, which suggests that the superior energy resolution and low background level of this detector enables identification of important features in neutron activation spectra of hydrocarbons that might not be identifiable using an NaI(Tl) crystal.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. G. F. Knoll, Radiation Detection and Measurement, 3rd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.

  2. A. E. Bolotnikov, R. A. Aaustin, A. Bolozdynya, J. D. Richards, Virtual Frisch-grid ionization chambers filled with high-pressure Xe, in: Hard X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detector Physics VI, A. Burger, J. Ralph, B. Franks, A. Larry (Eds), Proc. of the SPIE, 2004; 5540, p. 216.

  3. R. A. Austin, Nucl. Instr. Meth., A579(1) (2007) 58.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to R. A. Austin.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Austin, R.A., Hooten, D. Comparison of neutron capture spectra taken by a constellation Xe-110 detector and a 1″×1″ NaI(Tl) crystal. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 279, 395–404 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-7325-1

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-7325-1

Keywords

Navigation