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Bulgarian Journal of Physics
Print: 1310-0157 Online: 1314-2666
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RECOGNIZED BY THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY 
Bulg. J. Phys. vol.16 no.2 (1989), pp. 186-194
On the Application of Germanium Detectors for Time Measurements at Low Energies
I. Penev, W. Andrejtscheff, Ch. Protochristov, Zh. Zhelev
Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Lenin blvd,, Sofia 1784, Bulgaria
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Abstract. Germanium detectors are widely used in nanosecond lifetime measurements due to their good energy resolution. Special problems arise, however, with their time per?formance at low γ-ray energy, where prompt references appear delayed compared to Compton events. This time behaviour is shown to be strongly influenced by two processes: photoeffect and Compton scattering occurring at the boundary region of the germanium crystal.
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