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

Abstract

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.

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

Citation Formats

Miller, W H, and Berliner, R R. System for determining the type of nuclear radiation from detector output pulse shape. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Miller, W H, & Berliner, R R. System for determining the type of nuclear radiation from detector output pulse shape. United States.
Miller, W H, and Berliner, R R. 1994. "System for determining the type of nuclear radiation from detector output pulse shape". United States.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
month = {Tue Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 1994}
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