System for determining the type of nuclear radiation from detector output pulse shape

Patent · Tue Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:6928473

Miller, W H; Berliner, R R

A radiation detection system determines the type of nuclear radiation received in a detector by producing a correlation value representative of the statistical cross correlation between the shape of the detector signal and pulse shape data previously stored in memory and characteristic of respective types of radiation. The correlation value is indicative of the type of radiation. The energy of the radiation is determined from the detector signal and is used to produce a spectrum of radiation energies according to radiation type for indicating the nature of the material producing the radiation. 2 figs.

• DOE Contract Number: FG02-92ER75704
• Assignee: Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5347129; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 8-048272
• OSTI ID: 6928473
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 14 Apr 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PULSE ANALYZERS
DESIGN
RADIATION DETECTORS
CORRELATIONS
ENERGY SPECTRA
KNOWLEDGE BASE
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
SPECTRA
440101* - Radiation Instrumentation- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments