An approximation of the ideal scintillation detector line shape with a generalized gamma distribution

An approximation of the real line shape of a scintillation detector with a generalized gamma distribution is proposed. The approximation describes the ideal scintillation line shape better than the conventional normal distribution. Two parameters of the proposed function are uniquely defined by the first two moments of the detector response. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.