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Germanium Detector Stocklist How to Choose the Right Photon Detector for Your Application

Photon Detector Applications Guide

Photon Detector Selection Guide

Germanium (HPGe) Detector Types

How Do You Select the Detector?

The Analyzable Spectrum: Good vs. Bad data

Is a More Complex Solution Likely to be a Better Solution?

Detector Efficiency ε(E)

Dead Layers, Windows and Absorption

Sample Presentation

"Well" Detectors

Count-Rate Considerations

High and Very High Count Rates

Throughput Limited Counting

Low and Very Low Count Rates. Low Background Detectors.

The Cryostat

Non-PopTop and Special Cryostats for Special Requirements

Cryostat Materials

Cryostat Choice for Ultra-Low-Level Measurements

Shielding

The Benefits of Using Super-Large Germanium Gamma-Ray Detectors
for the Quantitative Determination of Environmental Radionuclides

High-Count-Rate Spectroscopy with Ge Detectors:
Quantitative Evaluation of the Performance of High-Rate Systems
 Appendix B1. How to Measure System Throughput - A Logical Approach
Appendix B2. A Simple Method to Determine the Accuracy of Your Dead-Time Correction Circuitry
Appendix B3. The Gedcke-Hale Live-Time Clock (Dead-Time Correction Method)