In advance of the International Microwave Symposium in Boston, MA in June, Berkeley Nucleonics is releasing the Model 855B Series 2-Channel, 4-Channel, and 8-Channel RF/Microwave Signal Generators. Multi-channel signal sources expand testing capability by enabling multiplexing, increasing data throughput and improving signal-to-noise ratios. The phase…
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SrI2(Eu), Europium Doped Strontium Iodide is a very bright, relatively slow scintillator with very good proportionality. Typical energy resolutions are 3.5% @ 662 keV and 6% @ 122 keV. The material is quite radiopure. Due to its intrinsic self-absorption (small stokes shift), the crystal requires some…
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Organic Scintillators (also called “plastic scintillators”) consist of a transparent host material (a plastic) doped with a scintillating organic molecule (e.g. POPOP : pbis [2(5phenyloxazolyl)] benzene). Radiation is absorbed by the host material, mostly via Compton effect because of the low density and Z value…
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Scintillation X-Ray and Gamma Radiation Detector | Lanthanum Bromide LaBr3(Ce) Lanthanum Bromide, or LaBr3(Ce), provides an outstanding energy resolution for a scintillator. FWHM (full width at half maximum) is below 3.0% at 662keV on large production: the average values for the premium designs are available today at 2.6%…
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LBC (Lanthanum BromoChloride) LaBr 2.85Cl0.15:Ce scintillators have similar properties to the well-known LaBr3:Ce crystals found in Isotope Identifiers (RIIDs).Energy resolutions around 3 % FWHM (662 keV) are standard and the material is mechanically a little stronger than LaBr3. In contrast to background free CeBr3, LBC crystals…
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Berkeley Nucleonics is thrilled to announce its latest alternative to the traditional readout of scintillators with photomultiplier tubes: Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs). They are mechanically compact, require low voltage operation, and are insensitive to magnetic fields. In practice, SiPM detectors behave differently than photomultiplier tubes in the areas…
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The best sensitivity for detecting the presence of a radioactive source is typically a large NaI detector. For this purpose, the 3×3 inch NaI detector is readily available and most commonly selected. Good energy resolution can also be obtained with large NaI detectors. Generally, these detectors give…
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Berkeley Nucleonics would like to thank every customer, representative, and partner for making 2018 an excellent year. It was filled with cutting-edge product releases, product showcases, and new partnerships. The new product releases that came from Berkeley Nucleonics this year include the Model 865, an…
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The Multi-Channel Analyzer (MCA) is a critical instrument for nuclear chemistry. It can measure advanced relationships among radioisotopes, such as energy, activity, half-life abundance and can present the relationships to the nuclear chemist in multiple ways depending on the application. The new Topaz-HR is a…
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Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation (BNC) has been a leader in radiation detection instrumentation since 1995. BNC has supplied instrumentation for first responders, military, and hazmat personnel, as well as an array of universities and hobbyists. One of BNC’s premier personal radiation detectors is the Model 907,…
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