More resistant than regular NaI(Tl) crystals but with an almost identical scintillation performance, our geophysical line of ruggedized NaI(Tl) crystals has been specifically developed for environments where enduring high thermal and mechanical shock is critical. These scintillators’ sturdy internal structure is a result of recrystallising under high heat and pressure, which restructures the crystal grains.
Thallium-doped sodium iodide crystals (NaI(Tl)) are a great choice for radiation detection, offering excellent light output, a wide energy detection range, and competitive pricing. However, with regular scintillators, the smallest crack can lead to the fracturing of the entire crystal, rendering it operationally useless due to reduced light yield and degraded pulse height resolution. In contrast, any small fractures developing inside our Geophysical Scintillation Crystals remain local and their influence on scintillation performance is limited. The shock-absorbing packaging and repeated heat cycle tests ensure that these ruggedized scintillation crystals will operate even under the harshest of conditions.
With over 30 years of expertise in environmental detection technologies, we grow and assemble our scintillation crystals entirely in-house at our factory. This ensures rigorous quality control, flexibility, and fast delivery times for our customers.
Key Features
- High-Temperature Design: Operational up to +190˚C (+374˚F).
- Ruggedized: Improved resistance to thermal and mechanical stress.
- Performance: Excellent light output and energy resolution.
- Customisation: We offer tailored options for diameter and length, as well as various housing materials including Aluminium, Stainless Steel, and Titanium.
- Typical Applications: Borehole logging, well logging, mineral, oil and gas exploration, outer space studies and other types of environmental and geothermal study.
- Expertise: ISO 9001 certified quality control, over 30 years of expertise in manufacturing high-performance detector products.
- Delivery: Fast production, quick worldwide delivery.
Technical specifications
| Material: | Sodium-Iodide doped with Thallium (NaI(Tl)) |
| Form: | Cylindrical |
| Type: | Solid |
| Diameter range: | 12 mm to 50 mm (0.47 in to 1.97 in) |
| Length range: | 13 mm to 250 mm (0.51 in to 9.84 in) |
| Temp range: | Designed for operational temperatures from +90˚C to +190˚C (+194˚F to +374˚F) |
| PHR: | PHR value typically between 7.00 – 10.00 % for Cs-137, depending on housing material |
If your application doesn’t require crystals specifically designed for geophysical use, consider our standard scintillation crystals. They are also available in various types and size ranges, built to handle a different array of operational temperatures.
Customization
We pride ourselves on providing quick and friendly customer service. Simply tell us your requirements and we will show you how we can deliver the right solutions for your specific needs.
Our geophysical scintillation crystals are particularly suited for demanding applications such as borehole logging, well logging, mineral, oil and gas exploration, and other types of environmental and geothermal study.
Delivery
We offer quick worldwide delivery with expedited manufacturing and shipping options usually available if you need the product fast.
Depending on your specifications, we can ship geophysical scintillator crystals blank or with metal housing.
- Blank shipping: Scintillators are individually wrapped into hermetically sealed foil wrapping.
- Housing types: Hermetically sealed aluminium, stainless steel and titanium housing types available.
