Accession Number:

ADA172786

Title:

A Method for Determining the High Energy Photon Spectrum of a Pulsed Plasma Source.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Beason,Charles W.

Report Date:

1984-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

128.0

Abstract:

This investigation examined the feasibility of using an array of plastic scintillator photomultiplier tube radiation detectors to determine the high energy h nu greater than 30keV photon spectrum of SHIVA STAR. A method of determining the spectrum is outlined in which the detectors are filtered with different materials, and the spectrum is deconvoluted by an iterative technique on a computer. Data from SHIVA STAR was not available, so measurements of the radiation output of a plasma gun were analyzed.

Descriptors:

• *PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES
• *GAMMA RAY SPECTRA
• PLASMAS(PHYSICS)
• COUNTING METHODS
• THESES
• RADIATION ABSORPTION
• DATA REDUCTION
• CALIBRATION
• FILTERS
• SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
• LAPLACE TRANSFORMATION

Subject Categories:

• Nuclear Instrumentation

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE