ɐ tˈɪpɪkəl kənfˌɪɡjɚɹˈeɪʃən mˌaɪthɐv ɐ nˈɑː aɪ sˈɪntɪlˌeɪɾɚɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst kəmplˈiːtli sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɐ θˈɪk sˌiːˈɛs aɪ ˌæntɪkoʊˈɪnsɪdəns ʃˈiːld, wɪð ɐ hˈoʊl ɔːɹ hˈoʊlz tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ðə dɪzˈaɪɚd ɡˈæmɚ ɹˈeɪz tʊ ˈɛntɚ fɹʌmðə kˈɑːzmɪk sˈoːɹs ˌʌndɚ stˈʌdi.
A typical configuration might have a NaI scintillator almost completely surrounded by a thick CsI anticoincidence shield, with a hole or holes to allow the desired gamma rays to enter from the cosmic source under study.