• DocumentCode
    910938
  • Title

    Neutron-Gamma Pulse Shape Discrimination at High Count Rates

  • Author

    Piercey, R.B. ; McKisson, J.E. ; Banda, M.A.Herath ; Shavers, M.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Space Astronomy Laboratory, University of Florida, 1810 NW 6th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32609
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    82
  • Lastpage
    84
  • Abstract
    Although pulse shape discrimination has been used for years to separate gamma and neutron interactions in scintillators, many of the best techniques still suffer from count rate limitations. We have developed pulse-pair-detection techniques which, when used in conjunction with common pulse-shape-discrimination circuits, can markedly improve their performance at high event rates. Performance at rates above 106 events per second has been improved by more than 100%.
  • Keywords
    Degradation; Detectors; Dynamic range; Event detection; Laboratories; Neutrons; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse circuits; Pulse shaping methods; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1987.4337306
  • Filename
    4337306
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=910938