Germanium Gamma Ray Spectrometers Return to Equipment Listing

The Tate Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) Laboratory, a part of the S.M.A.R.T. Laboratory, houses numerous radiation check sources and detectors. Shown is a high purity germanium (HPGe) 40% efficient gamma ray spectrometer. The lab also has one GeLi, a smaller HPGe, and a thin window HPGe optimized for x-ray detection. The Tate Laboratory is used to analyze various materials through neutron activation, and it is used to characterize experimental and novel radiation detectors developed in the S.M.A.R.T. Laboratory.