Calculate the amplitude of the voltage pulse produced by collecting a charge equal to that carried by 10^6 electrons on a capacitance of 100pF. (e=1.602x10^-19 C).

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I need help with problem 4.12 (see picture). This problem involves gamma ray detectors. Problem 4.10: Calculate the amplitude of the voltage pulse produced by collecting a charge equal to that carried by 10^6 electrons on a capacitance of 100pF. (e=1.602x10^-19 C). Thank you.

4,12 The detector of Problem 4.10 has an intrinsic peak effi-
ciency at 1 MeV of 12%. The point source emits a 1 MeV
gamma ray in 80% of its decays and has an activity of
20 kBq. Neglecting attenuation between the source and
detector, calculate the number of counts that will appear
under the 1 MeV full-energy peak in the pulse height spec-
trum from the detector over a 100 s count.
Transcribed Image Text:4,12 The detector of Problem 4.10 has an intrinsic peak effi- ciency at 1 MeV of 12%. The point source emits a 1 MeV gamma ray in 80% of its decays and has an activity of 20 kBq. Neglecting attenuation between the source and detector, calculate the number of counts that will appear under the 1 MeV full-energy peak in the pulse height spec- trum from the detector over a 100 s count.
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