This International Standard is applicable to housed scintillators for registration and
spectrometry of alpha-, beta-, gamma-, X-ray and neutron radiation.
Their basic parameters such as a light output and intrinsic resolution are established. This
Standard specifies the requirements for the equipment and the methods of defining the basic
parameters of housed scintillators, such as:
– The direct method is intended for light output measurement of scintillators on the base of
any given scintillation material. The scintillators certified using this method can serve as a
working standard of housed scintillators (hereinafter - working standard) when using the
method of comparison.
– The method of comparison with the working standard is intended for housed scintillators
based on the same scintillation material as the one of the working standard.
The standard does not apply to gas or liquid scintillators and scintillators for counting or
current measurement.