Of a spectrum of
γ-radiation,
the part of the spectral response curve corresponding to the
absorption in the
radiation detector by the
photoelectrical effect of the detected γ-energy. In most cases the peak also contains events caused by multiple
processes and use of the expression
total absorption peak or
full energy peak is to be preferred. Synonymous with photopeak.
Source:
PAC, 1982, 54, 1533
(Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional))
on page 1548
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
