I think you'd want to detect as large a fraction of the events as possible. IMO, putting the source between two disks of plastic scintillator material in a shallow well and coupled together w/ clear silicone grease might be a good way to go.
An alternate might be with the source in a hole in a block of scintillator. Best, -John ================= >> Hi John: >> >> Very interesting. I wonder if it's something that can be observed in a >> home system? >> I've got some radioactive samples and various counters that detect their >> particles as well a precision time equipment. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_decay#Changing_decay_rates >> > > Charles Wenzel's been discussing this stuff lately on his Yahoo group > (see > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/techlibdotcom/ and > http://www.techlib.com/solarflare.htm ) . It's worth checking out his > various ionization-chamber hacks at > http://www.techlib.com/science/ion.html > , especially if you' re looking to breathe new life into the old CDV > survey > meters. > > -- john, KE5FX > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.