Inorganic scintillation detectors in γ-ray spectrometry

This work summarizes progress in the development of scintillation detectors for γ-ray spectrometry achieved in the last 50 years. The limitations of energy resolution are discussed with a special emphasis on non-proportional response of scintillators to γ-rays and electrons, which is of crucial importance to an intrinsic resolution of the crystals.

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