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DOUBLE-ESCAPE PEAK [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Nuclear Physics
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In a gamma-ray spectrum, a peak produced when incident gamma rays of a certain energy interact with the detector by pair production, producing an electron and positron followed by subsequent annihilation of the positron and generation of two new 511 keV photons, both of which escape from the detector without depositing their energy ...

Key term(s)
  • double-escape peak

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Physique nucléaire

Spanish

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