Radiation Detection

Radiation, specifically ionizing radiation

• elementary particles that have enough energy to knock electrons free from their atoms our detectors detect ionizing radiation – they create a signal proportional to the amount of ionization

Radiation Detectors are comprised of a scintillator and light sensor.  

• Scintillator – a special material that turns ionizing particle energy (i.e. the energy in a photon) into visible light
• Light Sensor – an electronic device that converts the visible light into electrical pulses

Scintillation Detectors convert high energy radiation, gamma or X-rays, or particles such as neutrons into usable information for measurement, evaluation or imaging.  A variety of scintillation materials and detector configurations are offered to meet your specific detection needs.