RADIATION DETECTOR WITH BONDED CAMERA OPTICS

摘要

A method and a device are provided for replacebly connecting in a radiation detector a photomultiplier tube having a bottom with a scintillation crystal assembly. An adhesive is applied solely between the bottom of the photomultiplier tube and the scintillation crystal assembly which adhesive after curing will be light transparent and elastic. Then the bottom of the photomultiplier tube and the scintillation crystal assembly are coupled together such that after the curing of the adhesive an elastic bond is provided between the bottom of the photomultiplier tube and scintillation crystal assembly which is stable enough to prevent spontaneous decoupling however which is elastic enough to be easily shearable by means of a shearing tool for the purpose of demounting the photomultiplier tube.