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One week from today, the MESSENGER spacecraft will fly by Mercury for the second time. As part of the final preparations for this encounter, the Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (GRS) was placed in an “anneal ...

Calibration is a key moment in the life of a space telescope before launch. Those who have designed and built the instrument and the future users must precisely measure its performance before it ...

Marine gamma-ray spectrometry represents a pivotal methodological advancement for assessing radiological activity in marine environments. Recent developments in detector technology – including sodium ...

"GRETINA is one of the first systems to use gamma-ray energy tracking to trace the path of gamma rays emitted from nuclear reactions through crystals, resulting in unprecedented energy resolution and ...

The overlap and dynamic variation of measurement areas have long been key factors affecting the accuracy of airborne gamma-ray measurements. Addressing this challenge critically depends on the ...

If you want to work with radioactive material, a cheap Geiger counter isn’t really what you want. According to [Project 326], you need a gamma ray spectrometer. The video below reviews the Radiacode ...

HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by the University of Reading, a gamma-ray spectrometer, a device normally used to identify radioactive contamination at nuclear sites, was tested ...

A unique Kickstarter campaign has launched this week to provide a USB adapter for a DIY gamma ray spectroscopy. The Photomultiplier Tube USB adapter has been created by Italian developer Papadopol ...

The Kaguya (Selene) orbiting probe has compiled the most detailed data yet on the Moon. Data captured by the craft's multi-band imager, which includes a gamma-ray spectrometer, purportedly reveals ...