Abstract

The cosmic ray background in a 5″ dia.×6″ long NaI(Tl) crystal was reduced by enclosing it in a Čerenkov anticoincidence shield surrounded by a 4″ thick layer of lead. The reduction factor was 26 between 10 and 30 MeV and 61 between 15 and 97 MeV.

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