• DocumentCode
    898073
  • Title

    Estimation and Correction of Counting Dead-Time by Using Information Contained in the Time Distribution of the Events

  • Author

    Holford, R.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Atomic Energy of Canada Research Company Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories Chalk River, Ontario, Canada KOJ 1J0
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1982
  • Firstpage
    629
  • Lastpage
    632
  • Abstract
    Methods for extending the high counting-rate capability of nuclear instruments which use Geiger counters, by correcting for dead-time losses, are compared. Three methods are described which allow for correction of such losses without a prior knowledge of the dead-time.
  • Keywords
    Clocks; Equations; Event detection; Instruments; Laboratories; Measurement standards; Probability density function; Pulse measurements; Radiation detectors; Rivers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1982.4335924
  • Filename
    4335924
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=898073