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by 27rexr
28 Oct 2024, 09:39
Forum: Detectors
Topic: Looking to restore a yellowed, non-functional NaI(Tl) crystal
Replies: 5
Views: 463

Re: Looking to restore a yellowed, non-functional NaI(Tl) crystal

Thank you all for your responses. Sesselman: Your validation of my plans was greatly useful to me. Thank you for that. Svilen: The same to you. I especially wanted to thank you for the tidbit about oxidization. I had not known that, and I imagine it will save me a ton of time. For the note on safety...
by 27rexr
24 Oct 2024, 13:49
Forum: Detectors
Topic: Looking to restore a yellowed, non-functional NaI(Tl) crystal
Replies: 5
Views: 463

Looking to restore a yellowed, non-functional NaI(Tl) crystal

Hey there! I was recently at a local university's lab, and they had a detector that they had deemed broken. The crystal had become detached from the PMT, and the crystal was quite yellowed. I did some poking around and found that it *may* be possible to fix. I asked if I could take it home, and they...
by 27rexr
24 Oct 2024, 13:20
Forum: Introductions >> Start Here !
Topic: Hello from California!
Replies: 1
Views: 255

Hello from California!

Hey! My name is Rex. I am a high school student from Northern California interested in spectroscopy and radiation detection. I am a member of the RadWatch team at Berkeley. I've done some light dabbling with putting together geiger counters/various detectors and I am definitely looking to get more i...