Method and apparatus for the measurement of signals from radiation sensors

De Geronimo, Gianluigi

Method and apparatus for the measurement of signals from radiation sensors

Patent · Tue Sep 18 04:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1078271

De Geronimo, Gianluigi

The preferred embodiments of the present invention include a device for measuring an ionizing event in a radiation sensor. The device can include a charge amplifier and a timing shaper. The charge amplifier receives a cathode signal and is configured to output an amplified cathode signal. The timing shaper is operatively connected to the charge amplifier to receive the amplified cathode signal. The timing shaper is configured to generate a first pulse in response to a beginning of the ionizing event and a second pulse in response to an end of the ionizing event. The first and second pulses are associated with a depth of interaction of the ionizing event and are generated in response to a slope of the amplified cathode signal changing.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-98CH10886

Assignee:: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, NY)

Patent Number(s):: 8,269,180

Application Number:: 12/199,524

OSTI ID:: 1078271

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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