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Research Development

Research Development
Have an idea that you would like to realize? Provide us with the size and specification for your scintillator, optical pad, or detector and let our team provide you with a custom built unit. Research and Development Partnerships. FlashPoint has had a long history of joint research and development opportunities. Our skills in manufacturing, innovation…
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There is a bright future for LaBr3(Ce) in Gamma Ray Spectroscopy!

Lanthanum Bromide (LaBr3(Ce)) are relatively new to the gamma ray spectroscopy industry in comparison to the long history of NaI(Tl) and CsI(Tl) scintillation. LaBr3(Ce) crystals have shown remarkable advantages over NaI(Tl) as early as 2001, and as reported in 2002 in the paper entitled "LaBr3:Ce Scintillators for Gamma Ray Spectroscopy", K.S. Shah, J. Glodo, M.…
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Testing Oilfield Predeployment Testing

Optimizing new tool development and managing costs is critical in today's downhole tool economy.  In the paper entitled "Testing Oilfield Technologies for Wellsite Operations", written by Michele Arena, Stephen Dyer, Larry L. Bernard, Allen Harison, Walter Luckett, Thomas Tebler, Sundaram Srinivasan, Brett Borland, Rick Watts, Bill Lesso, Tommy M. Warren, they deliver a step-by-step training…
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SiPM’s Used to Detect Gamma in Harsh Environments

In 2006 a team comprised of C.J. Staples, W.G. Lawrence, J.F. Christan, and F.L. Augustine set out to determine whether there was an alternative to the traditional PMT or Geiger Counter in measuring gamma radiation in harsh environments.  Using what they called a solid-state photomultiplier (SSPM) which was the precursor to the silicon photomultiplier (SiPM)…
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