Replacement of a photomultiplier tube in a 2-inch thallium-doped sodium iodide gamma spectrometer with silicon photomultipliers and a light guide》.pdf

N u c l E n g T e c h n o l 4 7 ( 2 0 1 5 ) 4 7 9 e4 8 7 Available online at ScienceDirect journal homepage: /nuclear- engineering-and-technology/ Original Article REPLACEMENT OF A PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE IN A 2-INCH THALLIUM-DOPED SODIUM IODIDE GAMMA SPECTROMETER WITH SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIERS AND A LIGHT GUIDE CHANKYU KIM a, HYOUNGTAEK KIM a, JONGYUL KIM a, CHAEHUN LEE b, HYUNJUN YOO a, DONG UK KANG a, MINSIK CHO a, MYUNG SOO KIM a, DAEHEE LEE a, YEWON KIM a, KYUNG TAEK LIM a, SHIYOUNG YANG c, and GYUSEONG CHO a, * a Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea b Nonproliferation System Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon 305-353, Republic of Korea c Professional Graduate School of Flexible and Printable Electronics, Chonbuk National University, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: The thallium-doped sodium iodide [NaI(Tl)] scintillation detector is preferred as a gamma Received 27 June 2014 spectrometer in many fields because of its general advantages. A silicon photomultiplier Received in revised form (SiPM) has recently been developed and its application area has been expanded as an 13 January 2015 alternative to photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). It has merits such as a low operating voltage, Accepted 10 February 2015 compact size, cheap production cost, and magnetic resonance compatibility. In this study, Available online 25 March 2015