iconaINTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

In this lecture, you will learn the different types of interaction that can occur between gamma rays and matter, and the most used technologies employed in gamma ray spectrometry: scintillation and semiconductor detectors. 

After this lecture you will be able to: 

  • list the gamma matter interactions that occur due to the energy of an impinging photon;
  • describe scintillation and semiconductor detectors and how they are used to detect gamma rays.