IEC 60973:1989

Foreword
Preface
1. Scope
2. Object
3. Symbols and definitions
    3.1 Symbols
    3.2 Definitions (in alphabetical order)
4. Introduction
    4.1 The interaction of gamma-rays with matter
    4.2 The germanium gamma-ray detector
    4.3 Germanium detector types
5. General requirements
6. Energy spectroscopy measurements
    6.1 Useful radionuclide sources
    6.2 Method
    6.3 Peak area and spectral background
    6.4 Peak center
    6.5 FWHM, FW 0,1 M and FW 0.02 M of a peak
    6.6 Peak-to-compton ratio
    6.7 Spectral energy resolution
    6.8 Total noise linewidth and detector contribution
    6.9 Peak asymmetry
    6.10 Well-type detector resolution
    6.11 Preferred energies
7. Counting efficiency
    7.1 Efficiency for a point source at 25,0 cm
         7.1.1 Absolute full-energy peak counting efficiency
         7.1.2 Relative full-energy peak counting efficiency
    7.2 Well-type coaxial detector gamma-ray efficiency
    7.3 Detector gamma-ray efficiency using a standard
         reentrant beaker geometry
         7.3.1 General
         7.3.2 Reentrant beaker standard source (RBSS)
         7.3.3 The beaker
         7.3.4 Radioactive filling material
         7.3.5 The measurement
         7.3.6 RBSS documentation
8. Window thickness index
9. Timing
    9.1 Measuring system
    9.2 Timing resolution
10. Temprature cyclability
    10.1 Cyclabel detectors
    10.2 Annealable detectors
11. Low background germanium detectors
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Gives standard test methods for germanium detectors primarily used for the detection and high-resolution spectroscopy of gamma radiation. This publication supersedes IEC 60430 (1973), 60656 (1979) and 60697 (1981).