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Title: Apparatus and method for temperature correction and expanded count rate of inorganic scintillation detectors

Abstract

The present invention includes an apparatus and corresponding method for temperature correction and count rate expansion of inorganic scintillation detectors. A temperature sensor is attached to an inorganic scintillation detector. The inorganic scintillation detector, due to interaction with incident radiation, creates light pulse signals. A photoreceiver processes the light pulse signals to current signals. Temperature correction circuitry that uses a fast light component signal, a slow light component signal, and the temperature signal from the temperature sensor to corrected an inorganic scintillation detector signal output and expanded the count rate.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [3]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
  2. Santa Fe, NM
  3. Abiquiu, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
908326
Patent Number(s):
7081626
Application Number:
10/858,620
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Citation Formats

Ianakiev, Kiril D, Hsue, Sin Tao, Browne, Michael C, and Audia, Jeffrey M. Apparatus and method for temperature correction and expanded count rate of inorganic scintillation detectors. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
Ianakiev, Kiril D, Hsue, Sin Tao, Browne, Michael C, & Audia, Jeffrey M. Apparatus and method for temperature correction and expanded count rate of inorganic scintillation detectors. United States.
Ianakiev, Kiril D, Hsue, Sin Tao, Browne, Michael C, and Audia, Jeffrey M. Tue . "Apparatus and method for temperature correction and expanded count rate of inorganic scintillation detectors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/908326.
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author = {Ianakiev, Kiril D and Hsue, Sin Tao and Browne, Michael C and Audia, Jeffrey M},
abstractNote = {The present invention includes an apparatus and corresponding method for temperature correction and count rate expansion of inorganic scintillation detectors. A temperature sensor is attached to an inorganic scintillation detector. The inorganic scintillation detector, due to interaction with incident radiation, creates light pulse signals. A photoreceiver processes the light pulse signals to current signals. Temperature correction circuitry that uses a fast light component signal, a slow light component signal, and the temperature signal from the temperature sensor to corrected an inorganic scintillation detector signal output and expanded the count rate.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 25 00:00:00 EDT 2006},
month = {Tue Jul 25 00:00:00 EDT 2006}
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