NaI Gamma-X Detector
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NaI Gamma-X Detector

$995.00

High-sensitivity, noise-resistant 1.5″D by 2.25″L NaI(Tl) gamma detector with built-in HV bias supply and balanced preamplifier. Separate (remote) balun receiver with analog signal output for DPP/MCA connection, requires +5VDC power (USB-C).

SKU: NAI-X Category:

Description

Maximus Energy NaI Gamma-X Detector is a spectroscopy-grade gamma probe suitable for a wide variety of applications, including dosimetry, nuclear medicine, nuclear pharmacology, environmental monitoring, surveying, reactor instrumentation, and scientific research.

The main advantages of a Maximus Energy Gamma-X detector over a conventional gamma detector are:

  1. Greatly improved resistance to electromagnetic interference. Ground loops and radiofrequency emissions may introduce spurious pulses into conventional gamma detectors, thereby distorting spectra and affecting counts. Gamma-X detectors employ balanced signaling, which greatly alleviates, and in many cases completely eliminates, this problem.
  2. High magnitude of the output signal. A built-in balanced preamplifier and a separate (remote) balun amplifier allow for long detector cabling without degrading the signal-to-noise ratio.
  3. The built-in HV bias supply eliminates the need for expensive high-voltage power supplies, allowing the Gamma-X detector to be used with an inexpensive Pico-MCA digital pulse processor.

Maximus Energy NaI Gamma Detector is compatible with most MCA/DPP systems. To build a complete gamma spectrometer, connect the detector to a Pico-MCA and use the PulseCounter Pro gamma spectroscopy software to acquire a gamma spectrum and counts.

Installation

  1. Connect the balun receiver’s signal output (SMA connector) to a DPP/MCA’s input using a short patch cable or an adapter.
  2. Connect the detector to the balun amplifier using a USB-C cable. This cable can be of arbitrary length, as the detector can be positioned at a significant distance from the balun receiver-DPP/MCA system.
  3. Connect a +5VDC power (5V USB-C connector) to the balun receiver to energize the Gamma-X detector.

Specifications

  • Scintillator: NaI(Tl)
  • Manufacturer: Saint Gobain/Bicron
  • Crystal size: 1.5″ diameter by 2.25″ long
  • Resolution: 6.5% FWHM @ 662 keV

Detector Connectors

  • USB-C: connection to balun receiver (balanced signal and +5VDC)

Balun Receiver Connectors

  • USB-C: connection to Gamma-X detector (balanced signal and +5VDC)
  • USB-C: +5VDC
  • SMA: detector signal out (0 to 5V)

Warranty

  • 1-year parts and labor; buyer pays for shipping.

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