Gamma Spectrometry Forum

Nice to hear about some like-minded germans.

I always feel like 99% of the population here are suffering from severe radiophobia :D

I got to know my setup a bit over the weekend so I’ll probably share some results soon!

Thanks for answer luuk! I hadn’t thought about the extra shielding needed with a bigger crystal. Since lead isn’t as cheap as I thought I guess I’ll have to use rather rudimentary shielding at first. So for my purposes I think a 1,5” by 2,5” crystal will be a good choice and I can save/ spend the ex...

Hi again. I’m about to buy my first gamma spectroscopy equipment and I wanted to get as much information about the technical side before I spent my money. I’m going to buy a spectroscopy kit from gamma spectacular but can’t really decide on the detector size. I already got in touch with Steven who h...

Hello, I’m Marcel from Germany. My interest in radiation began with collecting radioactive minerals and products from the past (uranium glass, lantern mantels etc.). I also had interest in the field of medical imaging using radiation so I started training to become a radiology technician (hope that’...