Gamma-ray Spectroscopy is a non-destructive analytical technique used for qualitative and quantitative study of gamma-ray energy spectra.
It is used to study gamma rays emitted from radioactive source. The unstable atomic nuclei emit gamma-ray photons at specific energy level. This occurs when the nuclei pass into more stable ground state.
These gamma-ray emissions are different for different radionuclides. So it works as a fingerprint of the radioactive isotope.
In Gamma-ray Spectroscopy, the intensity of gamma radiation is measured with the energy of each photon. A spectrum is formed. The spectrum has energy peaks.
The energy peaks are…
