RE: Low energy NaI detection

["Jean-Francois, Stephane" <stephane_jeanfrancois@merck.com>]

If you check out the company specs. you might find your answer. We use
different portable NaI devices (I assumed your are talking about such item)
and the lowest energy for the low energy NaI is about 10 KeV, as specified
by Ludlum, not to name a brand...

Stephane Jean-Francois, Eng., CHP

Specialiste en radioprotection/Radiation Safety Specialist
Gestion des risques/Risk Management
Merck Frosst Canada & Co
TEL: 514.428.8695
FAX; 514.428.8541
email: stephane_jeanfrancois@merck.com 


-----Original Message-----
From: Neon John [mailto:johngd@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 4:02 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Low energy NaI detection

I was asked one of those simple little questions today that just
kinda stopped me cold and made me draw a blank.  The question was,
can a NaI/PM detector be used for 0.5 keV X-ray detection?  
John De Armond
johngdSPAMNOT@bellsouth.net
RDS Inc.
Cleveland, TN
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