Scintillation spectrometer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010583",
  "term": "Scintillation spectrometer",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An instrument that measures the energy distribution of incident radiation by detecting the light flashes, or scintillations, produced in a scintillator material. A photomultiplier tube converts these light pulses into electrical pulses whose amplitudes are proportional to the energy deposited by the radiation. The system includes a pulse amplitude analyzer to sort the pulses and generate an energy spectrum of the source.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "pulse amplitude analyser",
    "radiation",
    "scintillation detector"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1551 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/scintillation-spectrometer/"
}